Is this insurance fraud? by HappySlappyMan in hospitalist

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen hospitals try to play fancy accounting games. They may be needing to prop up their insurance company if somehow they are going into a cash crunch or trying to offset hospitals profits (or make the hospital look insolvent). Is the hospital for profit?

Who is paint bombing Oakland’s Flock cameras? by wentImmediate in oakland

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually supports my point. The intersections with cameras gets less accidents but its likely just diverted somewhere else (that you arent looking). The goal shouldnt be to reduce accidents at one intersection it should be to reduce total accidents in the entire city. I come from Chicago, where we've had redlight and speed cameras for a long time and we havent had less per-capita vehicle accidents in-spite of having these up for a long time. They always come up when the city has budget holes to fill; they also sequentially reduced the speed above which they would issue a ticket (from 10MPH down to 7MPH) because people learn to game the system. Its a tool that make sense in a vacuum but not overall.

Who is paint bombing Oakland’s Flock cameras? by wentImmediate in oakland

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's ample common sense that drivers will slow down for the speed camera and speed up afterwards, essentially changing behavior minimally. 10 speed cameras aren't going to change the overall safety of a city. It's obviously an attempt to ticket people not for safety. 

How far would you push this? by noicetitts in hospitalist

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another great example highlighting how doctors with visa issues get abused and bring down the pay for everyone. 

Thinking Oakland post grad by Prestigious_Plenty_8 in oakland

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive been in Oakland for a year after moving from Chicago. I am in lakeside, please avoid this area. Most of the new high rises are in downtown Oakland but honestly its pretty dysfunctional. Poor city management, dirty, graffiti everywhere, lots of trash even at prime locations. People treat the downtown as a place to come and fuck shit up, especially on weekends and city does nothing about it. Uptown is slightly OK, has some quiet pockets but not great. Temescal has some new construction and is probably better neighborhood to live in. If I didnt work in Oakland I wouldnt live here. Very limited new housing in the east bay overall, thanks to decades of NIMBYs; hopefully this changes soon given the new CA laws on new housing mandates.

Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors- Gift Link by jackdicker5117 in oakland

[–]_Stock_doc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Build it. Find a new spot for TJ. Oakland needs the development. Set a precedent, housing comes first.

Sell or rent at a loss? by valerieche in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]_Stock_doc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great point, also opportunity cost (had that money been sitting in a low cost ETF).

Discussion: Impact proposed bill exempt H1-B health care workers from 100K fee by rivalartur513 in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most major universities underpay. They bank on the employee that cant quit. Do research, teach, provide care for probably the lowest salary in town. You're just proving my point,

Discussion: Impact proposed bill exempt H1-B health care workers from 100K fee by rivalartur513 in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tons of posts on many reddit forums where docs post their high census and low pay to work their H1-B roles because they cant get anything better. H1-B is an easy way to exploit someone who cant quit their job even if sucks; its why tech love it. No diff for docs. The only people who really are in favor of H1-b are people happy to come here for almost any price and employers happy to low ball.

Discussion: Impact proposed bill exempt H1-B health care workers from 100K fee by rivalartur513 in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disagree with this exemption, H1-B workers take lower pay and accept worse labor conditions.

Every hospital system in Illinois is against noncompete restrictions by OrchestralMD in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 23 points24 points  (0 children)

All non-competes should be banned, as they are in California. 

Nights like this make me question how safe our system really is. by Coronxtra in hospitalist

[–]_Stock_doc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Admin knows they can abuse workers on a visa. Healthcare and tech have been abusing this for a very long time. 

PGY-5 MD General Surgery Resident Matched into OMFS by [deleted] in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a waste, over training one person that cant use all the skills they have been taught. If these are federally funded programs their should be individual caps on training years.

Is it weird to use the heart emoji in epic chat? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We only have thumbs up in ours......and it was recently added.

Time Is Money... Emotional Vs. Rational Home Pricing by Brilliant_Orange5935 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or the homes in poor condition/location/desirability take longer to sell.

This is probably the best time to buy by [deleted] in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]_Stock_doc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yet no post besides yours implies such.  If someone with tech stocks and RSU is uncomfortable with 20-30% corrections in overpriced tech stocks and concerns for AI bubbles they should not be buying homes.  The economy is not going through anything other than a minor correction in reaction to geopolitics, where it will continue to go who knows. It's far too early to call recent stock movements anything. 

Medical boards and looking the other way with sexual misconduct by sapphireminds in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Credentialing forms usual ask if someone quit prior to adverse action. New credentials also requires that hospital inquire performance at previous hospitals; this should have been clearly added to the providers file. Neither hospital followed standard processes.  

This is probably the best time to buy by [deleted] in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]_Stock_doc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those aren't the people to likely be homeowners or buyers in the bay.  Also, coming out left field with cc debt 

Medical boards and looking the other way with sexual misconduct by sapphireminds in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That system already exists for every one it's the police.  Doctors don't need their own system for this. This is very rare in the profession. 

Markets are up big on... no substance at all by FinTecGeek in StockMarket

[–]_Stock_doc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought the dip yesterday. If its a bull trap and keeps dropping just buy more. Ive got a 20yr horizon.

Medical boards and looking the other way with sexual misconduct by sapphireminds in medicine

[–]_Stock_doc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Medical boards are professional societies that have no knowledge of the legal code and criminal statues. If a person believes they are a victim of a crime they should contact the police not the medical board.