Meg, APN, FNP-BC

IM & Peds private practice APN, former CTICU/SICU RN *Opinions do not reflect my employer*

[Michael O’Brien @DrOBrienMD]

You can be a physician who understands that America has a diet and exercise accessibility and education crisis while also understanding science, medications, and the power of lifestyle changes all at once.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

Just fix yourself with supplements and hormones - said every chiropractor/naturopath/functional medicine provider ever 🥴

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

It’s almost like God gave us brilliant people to make vaccines to help us live longer… God knows each of us deeply before we even make it Earthside.

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. - Psalm 139:13-14
#ProVaccine

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Florida Surgeon General says the state will end vaccine requirements for kids in school and wants to end ALL mandates: “Who am I to tell you what to put in your body? It’s a gift from God.”

Innocent children with ignorant parents will pay the price.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Florida Surgeon General says the state will end vaccine requirements for kids in school and wants to end ALL mandates: “Who am I to tell you what to put in your body? It’s a gift from God.”

Innocent children with ignorant parents will pay the price.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

I love how there is always ONE toxic person that stirs shit up. 😵‍💫

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

You know what would be great?
If doctor offices weren’t triage centers, sending patients out for every little thing. A person shouldn’t have to see seven different doctors and then circle back to primary care to get a diagnosis.
#BigHealth #primarycare #privatepractice

[Deborah Greenhouse @greenhousemd]

Seems a bit tone deaf as South Carolina announces its first pediatric flu death of the season and as every pediatrician is drowning in sick kids with the flu. https://t.co/h54NcadMki

[John Canion, NP @CanionJohn]

For those that are interested in NP education.

https://t.co/jYDTEchVF0

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Because of science:

Your mother survived childbirth. You never got polio. You’ve never seen smallpox. Your friend with type 1 diabetes is alive. That infection you had? Antibiotics cured it.

We don’t live longer because of luck. We live longer because science works.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

NP education programs need massive reform. I’m so excited about this!

[John Canion, NP @CanionJohn]

For those that are interested in NP education.

https://t.co/jYDTEchVF0

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

9 yr ADHD patient - “when I try to go to sleep my brain just asks questions. Like why do monkeys eat bananas?”
Other NP looks at me - “She reminds me of you.” 😂🫠 #ADHDlife

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

Medicare won’t even pay my private practice office for EKGs during their yearly physical.
Make it make sense?
#Medicare

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Let's have a serious conversation about Medicare for All.

Medicare physician reimbursement has gone down 50% since the 1990's. This has led to shortages. Ask anyone who has tried to get a primary care appointment using Medicare. Almost 10% of primary care doctors are now in Direct Primary Care models outside off Medicare.

Medicare has favored hospitals over independent physician practices. It pays them more with facility fees. It keeps their reimbursement high. It clearly favors these large institutios over independent doctors.

Medicare banned physician ownership of hospitals.

Medicare gave us quality metrics, cumbersome electronic medical records, and appropriate use criteria.

Meanwhile, Medicare takes money from every American's paycheck every month. What do you get in exchange? 80% coverage for hospital services. You still need to pay out of pocket for the remaining 20% or pay out of pocket for a supplemental insurance plan. You still need to pay premiums for physician services or drug coverage.

Medicare for all would completely eliminate private insurance. It would put 100% of healthcare spending under direct control of the secretary of Health and Human Services.

So, tell me, why would we want to impose this on all Americans?

[Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS @drdanchoi]

5/
Look at the data:
Independent private practice physicians dropped from 60% in 2012 to 42% today.
This isn’t a coincidence.

The ACA’s regulations, reporting mandates, and network restrictions made it nearly impossible for many doctors to stay independent.

[Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS @drdanchoi]

If you truly want a free society, you need independent physicians

Bring back private practice and Make American Healthcare Great Again 🇺🇸

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

I’ve said repeatedly that I share some of Kennedy’s views about our health. We are being ravaged by diseases of despair. We don’t eat well. Our sedentary lifestyles are bad for physical and mental health.

But we don’t talk nearly enough about the successes of public health and the advancements of science, which have largely been pushed by agencies, doctors, and research Kennedy and the Trump administration are now attacking.

Our food, though more processed, is less contaminated thanks to FDA regulation.

Infant mortality has plummeted.

Cancer deaths have dropped 34% since 1991.

Death rates from childhood leukemia are down 93% since 1950.

Vaccines for measles, polio, hepatitis B, and HPV have saved millions of lives.

Smallpox was eliminated.

Measles cases are down 99% (despite some recent outbreaks).

Life expectancy rose in the 20th century by 10 years.

Cardiovascular disease mortality has fallen about 75% from the 1950s.

Even the maternal mortality rates in the U.S. may have been overstated, and new studies show our numbers are much more in line with other developed nations.

HIV and AIDS deaths are down 54% since 2010 alone.

Overdose deaths fell in 2024 by a whopping 27%.

The list goes on and on and on. In short: We’re doing a lot of things right, and doing it in large part because of these agencies, scientific research, new drugs, new vaccines, and new treatment protocols. Quite obviously, this is enough to warrant not burning the entire system down.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

@Cardiac_Cutie My friend swears by Coterie and purple Aquaphor. We did these plus oatmeal baths

[Gavin Preston, M.D. @GavinPrestonMD]

I have treated over 10,000 US cancer patients, and I have seen medicine change from a compassion-based profession into a corporate greed-driven business.

[NaPro_Fertility_Surgeon @NaomiMWhittaker]

Due to systemic misinformation on even the basics of women’s health issues, the current healthcare model thrives on systemic gaslighting of women. As a result of it being so commonplace, it often takes years or mentorship for women to even see it.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

@DrBradHolland I did an online FNP program that required clinical. I would be nowhere without the physician who has trained and mentored me. My 6 months of clinical ≠ 5 years of residency. The standard of education for NPs needs a massive overhaul.

[Meg, APN, FNP-BC @tachy_rn]

@doclauravater I’m so sorry. I lost my baby on Feb 20. She was 6.5 years old and they think it was ARDS vs atypical pneumonia. It never gets easier. I’m sending you comfort and love.