Residents are telling me they're still being taught old billing rules. Reminder, since Jan 1, 2023: 🔶 HPI has no strict billing requirements. It simply needs to exist 🔶 Same for physical exam 🔶 ROS is no longer required 🔶 PMH, FH, SH are no longer required Also a reminder:

Tim Walz continues to be very good at this

The September issue is live! 📣 In honor of #WomenInMedicineMonth, we’re featuring women hospitalist leaders' reflections on mentorship. 🤝 We also explore: 💻 Sepsis update, coding, & digital tools 👩‍🏫 The perfect hospitalist leadership course ➡️ & more! the-hospitalist.org

We are excited to announce our recent JAMA article outlining key steps to address AI algorithmic bias in healthcare. It is not only a health equity issue, it is a patient safety issue. Many thanks to Raj Ratwani, PhD Dr. Karey Sutton for partnering in this piece. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Union nurses at West Penn Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with Allegheny Health Network on a new contract. wpxi.com/news/local/wes…

VP Harris balanced. Intelligent. Cool headed. Excellent command of facts. Personal energy. Forward thinking. —- Trump filled with anger. Fantasy facts. A name caller. In denial about the election he lost. Threatening. Anger filled his rhetoric. Old.

Chris Wallace: "Jake, I didn't think I was ever going to witness a debate as devastating as the one that you and Dana moderated back in June, where Joe Biden basically tanked his reelection campaign. I think tonight was just as devastating," but for Trump.

Never interrupt your opponent when he is destroying himself.

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president | Click on the image to read the full story wtae.com/article/taylor…

Narcissistic leaders are sore losers. They deny their failures and blame others for their foibles. Humble leaders are good sports. They accept defeat graciously and admit their mistakes. Great leaders are great learners. They strive to turn their shortcomings into strengths.

Dave and Andy’s is back

The debate ratings were even higher in battleground Pennsylvania, with the nation’s highest rating coming in #Pittsburgh at 44.2. The No. 2 market was Philadelphia, where it drew a 43.4 rating. triblive.com/aande/movies-t…

My AMAZING boss and mentor — who helped inspire me to go into hospital medicine in the first place — is on the cover! Alli DeKosky, you are fabulous and so much deserve to be featured here 🎉 Pitt General Internal Medicine UPMC Hospital Medicine

Are you ready to hear about our impending doom in the coming AI-MedEd revolution? If so, come to the Pitt ADME’s MedEd Day and listen to my “TED talk” (1 of 3 amazing talks planned) between 10:30-11:30! Kevin Eva is the keynote speaker. Many fun workshops planned today too

Two elementary schools were evacuated Friday in Springfield Ohio. Thursday, a middle school was also closed due to threats after Trump and other Republicans spread false claims about Haitian migrants. Springfield's mayor to Laura Coates last night: "We need help, not hate."

22nd Grade Science Fair #MedEd #InternalMedicine

PITT WON THE BACKYARD BRAWL! PITT WON THE BACKYARD BRAWL! PITT WON THE BACKYARD BRAWL!

PITT WINS THE BACKYARD BRAWL! Derrick Davis scored on a 1-yard dive with 32 seconds remaining and Pittsburgh rallied past West Virginia 38-34 on Saturday in the 107th edition of the Backyard Brawl. RECAP: cbsloc.al/4e1h3vy

Editorial: Anti-immigrant lies won't save Charleroi, but immigrants might post-gazette.com/opinion/editor…

We've been receiving question about TS #Helene over the last 24 hours. At the moment, the axis of heavy rainfall is expected to stay to our south as Helene merges with a stalled trough just north of the Mississippi River Valley. We will keep you updated if things change.