"Many of the problems people have with their insurance could be solved by enforcing existing rules, like federal regulations requiring private insurers to issue understandable EOBs and to maintain accurate, current lists of doctors and hospitals within their networks."

#TipsforNewDocs Pick your battles! Respectful disagreement is ubiquitous in the hospital. Unless there’s a randomized trial showing you’re right, choose another hill to die on.

Toxic cultures exploit generosity. Takers impose extra work on givers, and no good deed goes unpunished. Healthy cultures reward generosity. People protect givers from takers, and cream rises to the top. Helpfulness is not a weakness to target. It's a strength to safeguard.

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Our MM dream program at UAB is growing fast. Tons of untapped opportunities. Do you want to bring you energy and talent? please DM me 😉. Susan Bal Kelly Godby Smit Giri MD MHS

Conclusion #6: a wise friend told me, “if you are not sitting at the table, you are likely on the menu.” Docs need to take back control of the practice of medicine or we will be eaten up by our financial masters.

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Few thoughts on CANOVA trial (Ven-Dex vs Pom-Dex in t[11;14]). I do think that venetoclax still has a role in t(11;14) plasma cell disorders, but these results add nuance to my interpretation of venetoclax data and how I will use it.

Followers - I appear to have been hacked by a bunch of crypto hawkers. Apologies for your TLs having been spammed. Dear Leader Elon's mother of invention is definitely working as intended!

Spicy debate at Beyond Trauma Foundation in Seattle on what to do (or not do!) for smoldering multiple myeloma. Great work Sam Rubinstein on finishing us out - as a CLL doc I love the less is more mentality!