Louis Friedman

internist, sailor, musician, cyclist

[Louis Friedman @DrLouisFriedman]

@LeosYumYumTruck Where are you now Leo? It’s hot out here.

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@BillFoxMD Second paragraph telling though. “Medical groups income increasing more than physician’s. Value based programs still require a lot of overhead costs for practices.

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#ACPNJ Proud to be on Capitol Hill today with my ACPNJ colleagues advocating for a better healthcare system for physicians and patients #ACPLD #ACPIMPhysicians

[Louis Friedman @DrLouisFriedman]

@ACPNJ1 proud to be on Capitol Hill today with my ACPNJ colleagues to advocate for better a better healthcare system for physicians and patients #ACPIMPhysicans #ACPLD

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@RosenthalHealth Valued for their time. Someone coming out of a family practice residency with loans to repay should be able to make a reasonable salary.

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@RosenthalHealth This invites a much more in-depth discussion on physician compensation in general- I think many PCPs have embraced phone and telehealth to help maintain their modest income relative to other specialties. I don’t think it makes a huge difference. The problem is that PCPs are not

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

Life expectancy is the USA

[Farzad Mostashari @Farzad_MD]

damn!

@propublica journalists got it all:

*A compelling personal story
*Anonymous sources
*Internal company presentations
*scorecards with denials counts
#RespectTheHustle

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
https://t.co/68yzNgjvvN

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@Farzad_MD Until value based care plans recognize that independent practices need better timely reimbursement to pay the increased staff needed and retain docs, I don’t see it as a solution.

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@BillFoxMD I don’t see either as attractive options. The first seems as though you would be competing with subspecialists and the second would lack any potential to develop patient relationships.

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@ACPNJ1 concerning. https://t.co/KcaKOYUuGp

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@PreetBharara Love this show, but couldn’t help but comment on the almond discussion on the last episode. Given that huge amount of water required to grow almonds and the extreme water shortage issues in California where almonds are grown I would favor oat milk!

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@PaulNWilliamz It is ridiculous

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@RpsAgainstTrump Yes

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@Farzad_MD @healthtechnerds In a capitalistic system the incentive is still profits , what do you expect? Once s as gain the independent primary care practice and the parent get left behind, it’s all about big business.

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@ItsJesseMahoney @AmericanAir Still very little information from them. Don’t really understand how two bags can be checked at the same time and one makes it to its destination and one appears to be lost

[Louis Friedman @DrLouisFriedman]

@AmericanAir very upset with our family’s lost luggage this week. American left our bag carrying needed medications and medical equipment in Charlotte, not clear why they cannot get it to our destination. Will think long and hard about flying American next time.

[Louis Friedman @DrLouisFriedman]

@craigcalcaterra Can only do that with older stems. Younger ones you just have to chop

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Vote like a Doctor.

Love this by @docs4fertility

[KGB @kgbaugie]

@PreetBharara Best tweet today in response to a conspiracist:

“Why is it necessary to provide evidence to disprove a conspiracy theory, but the conspiracy theory requires no evidence for you to believe it...?”