To all medical students and residents and trainees - some advice that was never given to me - things only get busier and the challenges/stress become more the further you advance (residency —> fellowship —> early practice) - there’s a big misconception that life somehow gets easy
Big week for surprise billing data.
Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery is a paper by @harvardmed student @MDekhne & our team at @UMichCHOPFellow @CSPH_BWH capturing some new aspects of this problem.
https://t.co/SYQPR879HH
When did you have your first senior author paper in @AnnalsofSurgery? I think mine was maybe a few years into faculty job, which I was super proud of.
@krchhabra just had his as a PGY4 with med student first author 👀
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Now out: paper in @AnnalsofSurgery on surprise out-of-network billing in elective orthopedic surgery
https://t.co/JBkKXFkWsS
1/6 patients received a potential surprise bill—and these came from “surprising” sources
Out now: our paper in @JAMA_current on "surprise" out-of-network billing in elective surgery.
1 in 5 patients having surgery with in-network surgeons & hospitals still gets out-of-network bills, averaging $2,011 more than what insurance would pay.
https://t.co/QlqPsHAlWD
Done with #ASC2020! Thanks so much to @krchhabra for giving me this opportunity to grow, learn, and see new perspectives in academic surgery - until next time!
@krchhabra shedding light on #OutOfPocket spending in #Surgery at #ASC2020
"Surgical out-of-pocket cost exceed what many patients can afford, even with insurance"
"Co-insurance amounts to a significant portion of out-of-pocket spending, in addition to deductibles"
So proud of @harvardmed student @MDekhne presenting provocative work on surprise bills in orthopedic surgery.
1/6 patients received a potential surprise bill—and these came from “surprising” sources.
Stay tuned for his paper coming out soon! #ASC2020