mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbo… The curtain is being pulled back and we are seeing that the large insurance companies are not transparent with their customers and overcharge them for healthcare. We need a new model in which there is complete transparency in services and fees.

statnews.com/2024/04/22/mas… This article describes the upcoming merger of Mass General and Brigham and how the Physicians are feeling devalued.
There is no clarity in how the combined system would consolidate departments, who would lead the departments and if there will be layoffs.…

This article reports on a class action lawsuit against Multiplan by Allegiance Health Management. Multiplan is a data analytics company that works with multiple insurance companies and recommends how much they should reimburse out-of-network providers.

Multiplan and the…

beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/why-larry… Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle is ready to Elon healthcare. He discusses how Elon controls the entire supply chain with Tesla and he would like to do the same in healthcare. He wants to automate the parts of healthcare that are not yet automated and…

beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordinat… Tampa General will start sending drones in response to 911 calls for cardiac arrest, opoid overdose and trauma. The drones will send an AED,nasal narcan and a tourniquet. The Florida man will now be invincible!

It is essential to understand what you are paying and also why you are paying. There is nothing wrong with paying for Assets Under Management or AUM if the reason is for behavioral economics. If you are nervous when the market decreases, you would be better off having a…

This article discusses the proper way to conduct peer-to-peer reviews. The first step is to make sure it is a peer and not just a physician in another specialty or mid-level. I have never had a peer-to-peer discussion with a peer and always begin the discussion by asking the…

statnews.com/2024/04/25/aft… Interesting article about Macrocycles. These are a group of circular compounds that can be taken orally and can slip through cell membranes. AI was used to model the possible combinations of compounds vs synthesis in a lab. This is an early step in a…

Epic is the equivalent of a home safe. You carefully place all of your valuables in the safe, and now the thief doesn't have to search your home for all of the goodies.
If a stolen medical record is worth up to $1,000, then the treasure trove of 300 million records is immense.…

techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/kai…
Kaiser insurance plans shared patient data with third party advertisers and this led to a data breach. The vendors include Google, Microsoft and Twitter.

This data breach involves 13.4 million members.
This is exactly why that patients need to control…

Thirty-Four years ago today, at 06:36, I became a Father to a beautiful little girl. There is nothing that prepares you for the sheer joy, awe, and dread when you hold your first child. I realized that I would be responsible for feeding, housing, clothing, and educating this…

statnews.com/2024/04/25/hea… This article describes the real world experience of Large language models or LLMs in medical practice. A study at USCD determines that LLMs did not save time in answering patient questions. A study at Mount Sinai reports that a variety of LLMs is less…

beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulato… The Chamber of Commerce is suing the FTC to block the non-compete rule from taking place. The Chamber of Commerce used to represent the needs of small and medium size business but is now controlled by the large companies. The ban on non-competes will…

beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-inf… Lina Khan, the FTC director is concerned with technology that will enable price fixing. I am concerned with UNH able to set prices for 53 Million patients that they insure. They have tremendous power over independent Physician groups, who struggle to…

beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/epic-says… Epic holds medical records on 305 Million patients. This is a monopoly and they have tremendous pricing power. EPic is not an open system and data is therefore not shared across other EHRs. The big question is, are theses records safe from cyber…

beckerspayer.com/workforce/paye… This article list the headcount of the large payers. As a group, the largest payers employ 850,000 people in the US. That is a tremendous amount of people who interpose themselves between the patient and the physician. They do all they can to make…

beckersspine.com/orthopedic-spi… Great comments by Dr. Brian Gantwerker who discusses the benefits of California already banning non-competes. Unfortunately, there are down sides to practicing in California including high state income tax and loosening of the effective tort reform that…