The 5 social "drivers" of health CMS will be monitoring:
1. Food insecurity
2. Housing instability
3. Transportation needs
4. Utility Difficulties
5. Interpersonal Safety
@AWangMPH @amybtatom There’s never any big fanfare announcements from CMS about these things. It’s buried among a list of updates in the 2024 IPPS proposed rule:
@NorwoodCDI
https://t.co/Py4vWcY4Jm
Finally. Social determinants of health are being taken seriously.
CMS has announced that in 2024 homelessness will affect reimbursement (by becoming a CC)
(Code Z59 for the real nerds out there.)
NOW: “I’m about to speak because the people of district 52 sent me here to speak. Speaker Sexton is not my constituent, Speaker Sexton is not a king, Speaker Sexton is not God” - Rep. Justin Jones
(You can watch this happening live below)
https://t.co/DSbvKDj8Rd
Wow: Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of the Dems that the GOP is trying to expel from state legislature to protesting gun violence, calls out his colleagues on the floor
‘For years, one of your colleagues, an admitted child molester, sat in this chamber – no expulsion’
After taking tons of tests over the years, I have honed a study technique that works well for me.
And hopefully, it works for you too!
A thread on the study technique that got me through med school, residency, fellowship, and one of the hardest board exams I’ve ever taken:🧵📚
ICU stories (a boring one…): If you work in a general ICU of a community hospital in United States, one of the common admissions you will get is the unfortunate resident of a nursing home or rehabilitation center that lives there for several decades & at some point becomes
First time on the wards as a senior resident this week, with @ShreyaTrivediMD as my attending (talk about pressure to impress)!
I'm prepping a talk to my interns on Acute Kidney Injury. Here is a tweetorial 🧵 on how I think about AKI. Take-home graphics at the end!😀 /1
@RodGerardo I used to make a rotation preparation spreadsheet prior to going on service that I would keep with me and update at the end of each day.
Here’s a made-up example template spreadsheet from The 6Rs for Residency Rotation Success https://t.co/yXlB3jkDqE
@MedEdPGH I like the rule of thumb framework Medow & @CatherineRLucey teach-- if test is not a "gold standard" (and most aren't), it should at most move you one "category" - - from very likely to likely, for example. Can't make very likely become unlikely! https://t.co/FWlxx1itXr
I've barely scratched the depth on the one-liner & problem representation. For more reading, check out this great article on problem representation for starters in @NEJM https://t.co/Uy9gCen3Yo
Recently had the chance to be the *very first person* to teach a student how to write a note(!) Sharing a few of my teaching points on crafting the critically important ✨ONE-LINER✨ here for beginners! This is medicine focused & I apply it to both my inpt & outpt notes.🧵
It’s mildly uncomfortable (I have a deviated septum so can only do one side) but tolerable. I’m able to do it to myself without difficulty. Kind of like a COVID swab.
https://t.co/kRiGIy9b3S
A priest, a pastor and a rabbit entered a clinic to donate blood. The nurse asked the rabbit: “what’s your blood type?”
“I’m probably a type O”, said the rabbit.