Lee Squitieri
@LeeSquitieriMD
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Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2014
Companies seem increasingly likely to use computer algorithms or staffers with little relevant experience to issue rapid-fire denials of claims without reviewing patients' medical charts. “Denial nurse” is an actual job title. 📝: @RosenthalHealth
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The Department of Health and Human Services is tasked with monitoring denials both by Obamacare health plans and those offered through employers and insurers. As insurers’ denials become more common,...
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Responsibility with no authority is the most demeaning thing…and it’s the story of healthcare. Clinicians have responsibility to answer their patients’ questions…but no authority to book patients for more than 10-minute visit lengths. That’s the time squeeze set by
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"We as a group, all of us need to define differently, what value-based care is for cancer," @cityofhope Chief Executive Officer Robert Stone says at #FortuneHealth. https://t.co/k7nU2Dc0LO
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Great summary of databases for health outcomes cancer research. Important to know limitations of each when interpreting results @COH_SurgOnc @CityofHopeSurg
With proliferation of large databases research, it's inevitable that there's some misalignment of research ❓& dataset capabilities. Since I had to prep slides for 🗣️, thought I could share them if it's helpful for anyone conducting research or reviewing papers. A primer🧵:
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When asking for higher pay at hire, men are more likely than women to get it. Per Pew survey (N=5,900), more men than women asked for higher pay (32% vs 28%). After asking, women's requests for more pay were more often declined (38% vs 31%). @kim_c_parker
https://t.co/8bk6DShQ4o
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Most U.S. workers say they did not ask for higher pay the last time they were hired for a job, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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Using #AI to enhance the performance of surgeons https://t.co/qsKA2wMQdQ
@natBME @AjhungMD @DaniKiyasseh @Runzhuo_Ma @haqueward @ddonoho @AnimaAnandkumar
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Our new paper in @NEJM examines the massive investments into primary care by Amazon, CVS, Humana, and other corporations—what’s driving this trend and what are its implications for patients, clinicians, & trainees? 1/x
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Now out in @JAMA_current, we provide thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of the MA program in response to a terrific paper by @Bruce_Landon and colleagues.
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Incredibly grateful to be awarded my first R01!! Would not have been possible without a village of mentors, amazing training, and lots of support. I promise with all my heart to pay it forward!! #surgeonscientist (1/2)
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In their new paper, @Joe_Bruch of @UChicagoPHS & @Harvard + coauthors find no statistically significant differences in the 7-day unplanned hospital visit rate, total costs of encounters, or volume of patient encounters between #ASCs that were & weren't acquired by private equity.
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Our study in @AnnSurgOncol demonstrates that patients residing in neighborhoods that have been marginalized or made vulnerable were more likely to have worse psychological well-being and quality of life after breast cancer surgery. @anaeze_offodile
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Out of Twitter hibernation to share this new paper! Are the diagnoses Medicaid patients receive a function of the payer mix of their hospital? It turns out: yes! We find that the same Medicaid patient can gain or lose dxs when switching hospital types. https://t.co/ls1IKWG0Ws
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In this video, @LeeSquitieriMD discusses “Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening after Silicone Implant Breast Surgery” by @lch_md, Wampler, Doughty, et al, which appears in the August 2022 issue of #PRS, Volume 150 Issue 2. Read it: https://t.co/q5yCj5SSyT
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Picture day #2022: @cityofhope @CohPlastic Privileged to work with this #talented and #compassionate team #everyday #plasticsurgery #reconstructivesurgery #microsurgery #endcancer @cityofhopeoc @CityofHopeSurg @city
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.@PRSJournal strives to emphasize health policy and services research by delivering influential publications that shape the practice of medicine. The #1 journal in #PlasticSurgery advocates for the disadvantaged in promoting equity of healthcare access.
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US health care can’t afford health inequities. Inequities in the US health system cost approximately $320 billion today and could eclipse $1 trillion in annual spending by 2040 if left unaddressed. https://t.co/TnaSQWX1RZ via @DeloitteUS
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Inequities in the US health system cost approximately $320 billion today and could eclipse $1 trillion in annual spending by 2040 if left unaddressed.
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1/ The next frontier in healthcare is improving specialty care -- and the future is collaborative. 9/10 physicians are specialists, and they account for the majority of spending. Here's innovations I'm seeing in the specialty care space right now: https://t.co/jaFUJpvzlp
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The current structure of specialty care in the United States makes it less accessible, increases costs, tarnishes patients’ experiences, reduces effectiveness, and strains specialists and staff. The...
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Happy #MatchDay y’all! 10 years ago I didnt match Tonight I just finished a liver transplant @umichmedicine Turns out, no matter what happens today your dreams can still come true Here’s to the start of the best job ever: being a doctor Time to party! #MedTwitter #Match2022
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