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U.S. Hospitals Will Lose $323 Billion in 2020 – Before Accounting for Growing COVID Cases

Health Populi

health systems are projected to lose $323 billion in 2020 due to declining inpatient and outpatient volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the “normal” hospital business. Hospitals racked up over $200 bn in losses between March and June 2020. What’s the worth of $323 billion? Wage and labor costs.

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Four Tips for Applying as an Underrepresented Applicant in Medicine

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Each year, I talk to applicants who say they don’t want their ethnic or racial identity to be part of their medical school application. However, from the general perspective of the medical profession, it’s important to look at why having underrepresented groups in medicine is desirable. This is a noble principle that I respect.

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Deep Dive into Duke Medical: An Interview with Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean of Admissions [Episode 593]

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Show Summary Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke University School of Medicine joins us to discuss how applicants can earn a spot in this highly competitive program. Show Notes Welcome to the 593rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? Thanks for tuning in.

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Letters of Recommendation Should Not Be a Component in Residency Selection

Sensible Medicine

We restricted medical school to undergraduates who excelled in biology, chemistry, and physics because doctors were also expected to be scientists. If you walk down the halls of medical schools, you can still see the photos of all the upstanding, mostly white, mostly male students who were admitted to medical school under those conditions.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

While a social security number can fetch $1 by a data evil-doer, a credit card can score $110, and a full medical record as much as $1,000. 50% of the APIs also allowed her to access inpatient admission records for patients that should not have been accessible to her with the level of authorization she had for the systems being tested.

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And Now For Something Completely Different

The Healthcare Blog

soccer) club is not charging its fans admission during the current season. Since last week I wrote about medical debt in the U.S. The NBA finished its 2019-2020 season in a bubble, with players, staff, and media quarantined, playing in empty arenas. It’s not surprising that we end up with all that medical debt.

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Getting Into Med School Isn’t Easy…But This Applicant Did It! [Episode 583]

Accepted Blog

Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk , host Linda Abraham interviews Yael Bruk, a recent graduate from Binghamton University who was accepted to multiple medical schools. Show Notes Thanks for joining me for this, the 583rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Yael, welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [1:57]