Harrison Lang, MD
@HarrisonLangMD
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Mayo Clinic DR resident @MayoAZ_RadRes | Interested in education, neuro and ER radiology, EBM, and physician-led care | Tennis 🎾 and golf ⛳️🏌🏼enthusiast
Joined September 2020
A Reminder for Patients: The reason you can’t get an appointment… The reason you don’t have the same physician year after year… The reason healthcare feels colder, more chaotic, and less personal… The reason you have less and less choice in your care… It’s not because your
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I want patients to know: private practice doctors aren’t getting fairly paid. There’s no real negotiation. And this system is pushing people out who actually want to do the right thing. Sometimes the first step to fixing what’s broken is talking about it.
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Yet another process employed by insurers to improve profits. Implied but not fully discussed here is the ultimate question of why doctors have to collect the deductibles and copays. It’s yet another tactic to disrupt the patient physician relationship and to make sure that the
Want to know one of the biggest problems in healthcare? Deductibles. Deductibles are defined by the plans the insurance companies design. Then they are approved to be offered by the feds or employers. Then we the people decide what deductible we want when we choose our plans.
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Want to know one of the biggest problems in healthcare? Deductibles. Deductibles are defined by the plans the insurance companies design. Then they are approved to be offered by the feds or employers. Then we the people decide what deductible we want when we choose our plans.
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Almost one month in and Independent Radiology hit the 60 group mark this morning. No matter what kind of job you're looking for, a true physician-owned private practice is hiring: https://t.co/GyUXnTrtHf
independentradiology.com
Radiology's Most Magical Job Board: A Home for True Radiology Private Practices
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What a great question! *clears throat... arranges notes on podium* There's a food-based analogy coming at the end of this, don't worry... In traditional Medicare, physicians are reimbursed through a system that converts procedures to dollars, known as "professional fees." To
@DrDiGiorgio So you are saying independent practice physicians are having reimbursement rates from Medicare cut…but at same time hospital systems are seeing an INCREASE in payments at the same time??? Can you explain more please…for those of us not in the industry….
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A sign of things to come? FTC sues a large PE healthcare company. “Private-equity firm Welsh Carson spearheaded a roll-up strategy and created USAP to buy out nearly every large anesthesiology practice in Texas,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said.
wsj.com
The lawsuit against U.S. Anesthesia Partners is one of the first challenges of a private-equity strategy known as a roll-up.
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You know who is rightfully terrified of private equity? New residency/fellowship graduates. Right now, independent, physician-owned practices have a massive recruiting advantage. You should be shouting your hatred of private equity from the rooftops.
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'Not only are clinicians feeling betrayed by their leadership,” she says, “but when they allow these barriers to get in the way, they [feel they] are part of the betrayal. They’re the instruments of betrayal.”' https://t.co/IAGgfKDN6p
nytimes.com
The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.
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Bombshell lawsuit against Radiology Partners from United Healthcare: United claims that RP funneled the work of multiple groups across Texas through its most lucrative contract held by a small group in Houston. https://t.co/jE7y4LfbAE
courtlistener.com
COMPLAINT with filing fee previously paid ($402 paid on 04/14/2023, receipt number 35142737), filed by Plaintiffs United Healthcare of Texas, Inc., United Health Care Services Inc. (Attorney Roman M...
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"Some PE groups have offered their franchises 0% loans which would increase W2 numbers. Fortunately, I’ve heard of no groups taking up this deceptive practice to artificially inflate incomes." Anyone hear of a group taking a loan to prop up compensation? https://t.co/iNKhgNxYfD
benwhite.com
Here are some thoughts from a seasoned radiologist who was there for the sale and just bailed from an unhealthy private equity-owned radiology practice. They’ve seen many trainees filter through the...
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Important discussion, especially about the draw backs of private equity for Rad residents and young attendings
This week on BT: @bahetimd and @JMichaelBarraza talk with @benwhitemd about private equity (PE) ownership of radiology practices, the nationwide shortage, and advice for navigating job offers #medEd @BUMCRadiology @SIRRFS @DaveJohnsonMD @JacobFlemingMD
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Humans are really bad at learning lessons if doing so means making less money.
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FYI average $/wRVU nationally for radiology is approx $55-60. So the PE group is taking approx 60% of earnings. I hope radiology residents/fellows wake up and stop taking these jobs. Read @benwhitemd article https://t.co/Q87cDSSk6m
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This video of a rocket launch viewed from space is mesmerizing.
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@healthcareandy Dude I’ve been talking about it non stop. But not in a way they would like. Private equity in healthcare is a slow motion train wreck. Don’t believe their hype! @RADPacShakur @sethmhardy @danortizmd
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Podcast Episode · Doctor Money Matters · 10/30/2018 · 37m
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