cricket

Radiologist. Patient advocate.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

I’m hearing so many people cite conflict of interest as the reason physicians shouldn’t own hospitals. This also happens to be the main strategy the American Hospital Association used to lobby Congress to ban POHs in the Affordable Care Act, paving the way for the consolidated corporate nightmare we enjoy today.

The conflict of interest argument is absurd in a for profit healthcare system. Hospitals force their employed physicians to refer to other specialists within their own hospital system. Physicians recommend surgery then do the surgery themselves collecting both a clinic fee and a surgery fee. Optum forces patients to see their doctors, use their pharmacies, and be admitted to their own hospitals. If there is profit to be made in patient care, there will be a conflict of interest among the entities/people collecting that profit. The closest thing to a conflict of interest free system is one that is devoid of profit. Call me cynical, but that will not happen in the US.

So we can wring our hands about the potential corruption and malfeasance evil greedy doctors will inflict upon our great country if physicians owned hospitals, while ignoring the actual corruption and malfeasance already displayed by hospital corporations.

We can ignore data that shows POHs as a whole (~250 in the US, holdovers from pre-ACA times) have better outcomes at lower costs.

Or we can introduce some actual competition in the healthcare marketplace to give patients a chance for better care from people who actually got into this business to treat patients, care that is not dictated by a private equity company or insurance company.

Just give physicians a chance to show that we can do a better job. That’s all we’re asking. If we suck at it, we won’t get very far, right? Isn’t that what the free market is for?

Repeal the ban on physician owned hospital.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

holy shit the DNC just played this and millions of Americans are watching

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

Since 2018, we've sounded the alarm about the risks of replacing physicians with nonphysician practitioners. We are gratified that respected journalists at Bloomberg have started an investigation into the safety of nurse practitioner-led care. Read more:
https://t.co/k3acR3WFjd

[Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni]

DAMN! 🔥 takedown of @JDVance1:

@PeteButtigieg proving again he's one of the best communicators in the Democratic Party.

This time, savagely destroying fellow veteran & Midwesterner JD Vance:

Like Mike Pence, trading credibility & integrity for power:

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Pete Buttigieg, who won a great deal of praise from Democrats for his comments about JD Vance on Bill Maher, endorses Kamala Harris in a personal capacity.

[ryan @ryanlong03]

why did I stay up till 3am making a von dutch brat coconut tree edit featuring kamala harris and why can’t I stop watching it on repeat

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

BREAKING: Kamala Harris secures endorsements from labor unions AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ATU, AFT, CWA, Stage Employees, IBEW, IUPAT, SEIU, United Farm Workers, UFCW #UnionsForAll

[Adam Bruggeman, MD @DrBruggeman]

I talk about the impact of consolidation on healthcare frequently. Many of you have similar concerns, whether it’s an access issue, cost, or other downstream effect. The Department of Justice wants to hear these complaints and has opened a new portal. Click below!

https://t.co/UzmBh2agMo

[cricket @doc4change]

Great day on the Hill. I wore my soles out for the @RadiologyACR can’t stop won’t stop fighting for patients
#RADvocacy #ACR2024 #ACRHillDay24 @ACRRAN

[American College of Radiology @RadiologyACR]

Sharon L. D'Souza, MD, MPH discusses engaging our members and empowering them to educate and advocate for our patients and our profession in this new #VoiceofRadiology blog ➡️ https://t.co/fEdFUKvVYm

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

@RIDICULO_pathy @OTirmizi @NurseVictoria2 @MarkLRuffalo @ChrisPalmerMD @wdpsychiatry The longer training isn’t easy & integrity cannot be bought from an online diploma mill…

But at the end of the day, you know did right by your patient, & you won’t need to ask Facebook how to best conceal your incompetence. Not everyone can enjoy that peace of mind.

[Midlevel.WTF @MidlevelWTF]

Please, tell us again how #ScopeCreep doesn't exist and how midlevels aren't replacing physicians and taking their jobs?

@pppforpatients @umichmedicine @UmichMedSchool @UMichAnesthesia

#StopScopeCreep

#anesthesia #anesthesiology #crna #StopScopeCreep #MedSchoolMatters

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

At what point does incompetence become a legitimately criminal transgression?

[Take Medicine Back @TakeMedBack]

PE's time of pillaging our nations healthcare system is coming to an end @efusebrown @Hayrook

End #CPoM

And do yourself a favor and read both "Plunder" books by @gmorgenson and @brendanballou

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

Mental health matters.

Patients with psychiatric needs deserve competent care, with clinical standards comparable to any other medical specialty.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Professional organizations: “we need more research to determine if private equity negatively impacts patient care”

Me: (gestures broadly at US healthcare)

[Take Medicine Back @TakeMedBack]

Sure, let's research private equity while it finishes consuming our entire profession "like a cloud of locusts" @efusebrown @brendanballou @gmorgenson

https://t.co/1Ya4a3M8JG

[American College of Radiology @RadiologyACR]

We're partnering with @AmerMedicalAssn to co-brand a set of advocacy-related SOP tools. Let us know if your chapter is interested ➡️ https://t.co/nJEV6qBitv #AdvocacyInAction #radovcacy @ACRRAN