EvidenceCare

JANUARY 12, 2024

Social Admission vs. Medical Necessity In healthcare, the term “social admission” signifies instances where patients find themselves admitted to a hospital primarily for non-medical reasons. These can range from the need for custodial care to a desire to avoid personal challenges. However, these admissions come with their own set of difficulties, particularly in the realm of Medicare coverage and reimbursement.

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Science Based Medicine

JANUARY 12, 2024

The many sheltered doctors who confidently said herd immunity was at hand and that fear of COVID was pathological are the last people to sanctimoniously sermonize on the importance of trust in medicine. The post Dr. Lucy McBride: “As physicians, dispensing false hope is dangerous & unethical.” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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KevinMD.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

I read an article yesterday about a teenager who became suicidal after his classmates learned that his mother had an OnlyFans account. Ironically, I have a 12-year-old son, and I had just created my own account. I shared this news with my son, and his first question was, “Is your face on it?” The second Read more… Why your doctor has an OnlyFans originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

JANUARY 12, 2024

Content warning: This article discusses suicide. The COVID-19 pandemic put a limelight on the staggering rates of physician burnout, depression, and suicide across the United States. However, many of the challenges — moral injury, internalized stigma from peers, fear of external repercussions, and physicians’ own sense of responsibility — have been discussed across the American Medical Association (AMA) and public forums for years prior.

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Accepted Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Getting ready to apply to medical school ? This can be a hectic time as you try to stay on top of everything. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running: 1. Get cozy with AMCAS/AACOMAS. These two services – the American Medical College Application Service ( AMCAS ) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service ( AACOMAS ) – are the primary gateways for future physicians.

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Science Based Medicine

JANUARY 12, 2024

Will this ever end? Eventually. The post Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 7b first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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