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Episode 183: Human Dx with Lindsey – cough and rash

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Bronson presents a clinical unknown to Mohit , Kai, and Lindsey. Take our Episode Quiz Mohit Harsh Mohit is a current Chief Resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at WashU. He is from Huntington, West Virginia and attended Marshall University School of Medicine in his hometown.

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A true story of payer negotiations

Physician's Practice

Physicians, whether in small practices or employed by hospitals, face a daunting challenge when trying to get a payer to approve a medication, procedure or imaging study. The standard of care was hospital admission and surgical ablation of the obstruction to urine flow. The cost of the hospital procedure was $25,000 to $35,000.

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

If you can convince insurance companies that performing a procedure in your office as opposed to the hospital will reduce costs, they may see the financial advantage of that and allow you to offer your patient the more convenient option. Neil Baum, MD , a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

On today’s podcast we dive into drivers of invasive procedures and hospitalizations in advanced dementia by talking to some pretty brilliant nursing and nurse practitioner researchers focused on dementia, geriatrics, and palliative care in nursing homes: Ruth Palan Lopez, Caroline Stephens, Joan Carpenter, and Lauren Hunt. Rehabbed to Death.