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Navigating Admissions at the University of Washington School of Medicine [Episode 601]

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Show Summary In the 601st episode of Admission Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham speaks with Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz, Associate Dean for Admissions at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). Show Notes Welcome to the 601st episode of Admission Straight Talk. Dr. Muzquiz, welcome to Admission Straight Talk.

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Can We Select “Better” Residents?

Sensible Medicine

To some extent, I think this is mostly what we already do in admission/selection committees. [ii] They were dedicated, followed directions, worked hard, were skilled at the “customer service” side of medicine, and were mature enough to know that medicine was for them. i] Are their alternatives?

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STRONG HF – A Positive Trial that Does Not Help Clinical Medicine

Sensible Medicine

Actual cardiologists performed these visits, which included up-titration of meds, but, also, as Adam correctly notes, patients had MD-level assessments. Most experts held this trial up as a win for aggressive up-titration of medicines. There were no differences in death, heart failure admissions or even walking distance.

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Most Important

Sensible Medicine

She meets her existing patients and picks up a new one, Bill. He was a direct admission after an electrophysiologic (EP) study. They found a medication that made it harder to induce VT and sent him up to the medical floor for admission and monitoring with instructions to initiate that medication.

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Almost the AI Article I Want

Sensible Medicine

The idea was that the software would examine patients’ medical records – the entire medical record: clinical notes; labs; radiology; and their admission histories – and learn to stratify people in terms of their risk for readmission. I admit that I do not follow the Medical AI literature closely.

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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

CMS Policy Changes to Reduce Costs Financial pressures are rising as CMS implements the updated Version 28 Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) model , which introduces changes aimed at limiting types of codes that are most used for up-coding or over-coding to help rein in spending. We call them CMS 4201 violations.

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Friday Reflection 32: The Trauma of Not Dying Alone

Sensible Medicine

Even though my practice is made up of about 750, overwhelmingly older people, mostly with chronic medical conditions, I only attend to the death of a patient a few times a month. There have been previous admissions after which the patient did not make it to follow-up appointments. Acceptance followed and waxed and waned.

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