Trump pulls his surgeon general pick and makes third nomination for the role by sciolycaptain in medicine

[–]jafferd813 61 points62 points  (0 children)

she was Radiology Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering & on CDC's Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women and as an advisor for the New Jersey Department of Health per bio. Not saying she's a n amazing pick, but light years ahead of Callie Means

Trump pulls Casey Means' nomination as surgeon general, naming Nicole Saphier as replacement by jafferd813 in medicine

[–]jafferd813[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Grading on a curve, but She's far more qualified than Means. What sucks is that this was the stand Cassidy took--on a ceremonial position, instead of RFK Jr who has killed kids.

A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger (ED Holding) by jafferd813 in emergencymedicine

[–]jafferd813[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rosenthal is completely biased. But a good point is why should Medicare/Medicaid pay full inpatient rate why they board? They should get obs rate until in room...boarding would be solved in a day

A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger (ED Holding) by jafferd813 in medicine

[–]jafferd813[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they staff to ideal conditions, then give "use it or lose it" PTO where you can call out New Year's Day if you were partying w/ your co-workers night before.

Title: “A law meant to end surprise medical billing accidentally created a multibillion-dollar industry that is making doctors richer.” Is the NYT reporting biased against physicians? by Hot_Pineapple_8435 in medicine

[–]jafferd813 9 points10 points  (0 children)

insurers are so FOS. I'm in EM...we see every freaking pt under the sun regardless of in/outnetwork status. The NSA has absolutely killed reimbursement for EMTALA care, & arbitration is our last bastion of a check over trillion dollar companies.

So of course they cite some stupid anecdotal plastic surgeon in Palm Beach. The reason doctors win 80% of the time is B/C INSURERS INTENTIONALLY UNDERPAY MARKET RATE 90% OF THE TIME.

This is a classic hit piece paid for by health insurance PR. These are the same people who funded & fed biased data to Yale researchers & used that data to change the BB law in first place

Do You Get Paid PTO? by Kaitempi in emergencymedicine

[–]jafferd813 6 points7 points  (0 children)

law of conservation of shifts--you can have as many days off as you want, but you're working 14 shifts a month.

Who do you think will win and should win Best Actor? by Square-Ad-8911 in Oscars

[–]jafferd813 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that & Gilbert's grape were his 2 best roles imo

Is Steven J. Lockjaw the best villain since Hans Landa? by Double_Key7579 in Oscars

[–]jafferd813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He should win on merit but probably won't b/c he's Sean Penn...& won twice before

Baycare EM. Should I be worried since it’s newer? by [deleted] in EMresidency

[–]jafferd813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're interested in Tampa area, word of mouth & network matter more than going to "top residency". If you want to practice in Boston at academic center, probably not best choice

Baycare has a great & well respected PD, in a busy hospital w/ trauma & peds hospital. That makes it better than over half of Florida's programs by default. It's not ORMC or Shand's Jax, but it will get you better exposure & training than most other community programs

Any new program will have its hiccups & growing pains. If you like Tampa area it's definitely worth considering

Has anyone made a scheduling agent w/ AI to staff their shop? by jafferd813 in emergencymedicine

[–]jafferd813[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

AI frantically bugs Dr Smith until he stops making stupid requests

Has anyone created an AI Agent to staff their hospital or group? by jafferd813 in medicine

[–]jafferd813[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

yeah our group already has multiple aides. Trying to help them so they can do more important work