Join Y. Luh, MD (he/him/dude/他)
@j_luh
Followers
2K
Following
15K
Media
765
Statuses
7K
#Rural N Pacif #RadOnc husband/dad @ASTRO_org @RadiologyACR @ACRORadOnc @RadiumSociety @PACMD_ORG @CMAdocs @ACRCARROS1986 @UTHealthSAMDA/@TAMU/@TriangleHQ Alum
California
Joined April 2013
"I have yet to see the CEO who, while running a board meeting, takes minutes, and certainly I’ve never heard of a judge who, during the trial, would also be the court stenographer. But in medicine … "
fortune.com
The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer, and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy...
21
119
285
#radonc #HolidaySchedule A small survey
#radonc, what does your department schedule look like for #Xmas (falls on Thursday this year)? Reply with your schedule if it's not in the choices #holiday #Christmas #treatmentbreak
0
0
0
"We can build a system that rewards compliance, or we can build one that respects people. We cannot build both." https://t.co/wSxbGzETSK via @GoogleNews
thehill.com
We are mistaking documentation for care and compliance for quality.
1
0
3
Want to open a hospital, ambulatory surgery center, radiology center, or nursing home? In 35 states, you need government permission. And the hospital you're competing against gets to object. That's not a free market. That's a cartel with a permission slip.
47
645
3K
#radonc, what does your department schedule look like for #Xmas (falls on Thursday this year)? Reply with your schedule if it's not in the choices #holiday #Christmas #treatmentbreak
0
0
1
ACR announces 2026 Gold Medalists and Honorary Fellows | Newswise- Congrats to @banu_atalar for the Hon FACR award! @j_luh @ACRCARROS1986
newswise.com
The American College of Radiology® named two Gold Medalists and three Honorary Fellows in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the field of radiology and outstanding service to ACR.
1
2
9
A Privilege to Be Back at Mays Cancer Center Meeting Future Rad Onc Leaders - Join Y. Luh @j_luh
https://t.co/iB74lrFj1w
#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedX
0
1
3
"One of the most significant trends in #healthcare is the leadership shift away from #clinicaljudgment and toward payer oversight."
Who decides what healthcare you get , the ins company or your doctor ? https://t.co/Xm7ga7AsKf #
0
1
2
Ironic how labor laws with mandatory breaks for hospital staff don't apply to #physicians when #patients lives are at stake
0
0
5
Independent physicians play a critical role in keeping care accessible, personal, and high-quality across California. At PAC, our mission is to protect and strengthen small group and independent practices so physicians can focus on what matters most: their patients. Our members
0
1
1
Grateful for the invitation from #radonc program director Dr. Gary Lewis at @mayscancer to come back to my old residency stomping grounds at Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio as a visiting "professor" with @UTHSCSARadOnc, meeting future #radoncs and leaders on
2
0
12
@DrDiGiorgio EMTALA doesn't apply to plumbers when my pipes burst
0
1
1
On the 5th day of #gRADitude2025, we are truly thankful for our 50+ volunteers who serve as ROI Board of Trustees and Committee members. https://t.co/Ox9olRu15x
0
2
4
One year ago, PAC hosted the Protecting Private Practice Symposium at the CA State Capitol, bringing leaders together to discuss how to strengthen independent medicine. Featuring remarks from CEO Matthew Robinson, Assemblymember Cecelia Aguiar-Curry, and panels moderated by
0
1
2
One of my favorite moments this year was surprising @KhashiFattah with an ROI Innovation Grant — and @RO_Institute caught it on video. On #GivingTuesday, I’m giving to ROI to help turn innovative ideas in radiation medicine into breakthroughs for patients. 🎥
1
2
18
On the backs of taxpayers and volunteer reviewers #radonc #OncTwitter We Need to Talk About the Billion-Dollar Industry Holding Science Hostage via @@zmescience
zmescience.com
Your tax dollars fund the research. You pay again to read it.
0
0
2
While Americans are wondering how they're going to afford the jacked up #healthinsurance premiums during #openenrollment, the #healthinsuranceindustry has been deafening silent--they're gonna get their $$ regardless https://t.co/FWpLRIZmlk
medicalxpress.com
Congress ended its impasse to reopen the government, but the Democrats' reason for the shutdown remains unresolved: the renewal of expiring subsidies for insurance premiums under the Affordable Care...
0
0
1
Helluva drug(s)! CMS spends ~$8B/yr on Keytruda,Opdivo,Rtxn,Avstn,Hcptn CMS spends ~$1.5B/yr on ALL RADIOTHERAPIES (proton included!) If CMS finagled a 1% discount/yr on these 5 drugs it would save more than RO-APM is projected to per year
4
19
69
Glad that people with prostate cancer have more options, but downstream implications of failure matter. At salvage, intraprostatic persistence after focal therapy is around 40 to 60 percent, compared with roughly 85 to 90 percent cure with radiotherapy alone for favorable
Two patients diagnosed with prostate cancer chose HIFU — a precise, non-invasive therapy — and both avoided major side effects while treating their cancer. Learn how @UChicagoMed is leading the way in focal therapy: https://t.co/hvo6rulE0L
@uchicagosurgery @AbhinavSidana
3
16
70
"The ruling class is stripping away social spending in order to sustain ever-expanding #profits." Mass #layoffs escalate in US #healthcare industry
wsws.org
This is part of a wider jobs massacre, with US employers announcing 1.1 million jobs this year alone.
2
0
1
@AnthemBCBS @ASTRO_org @CMAdocs @PACDoctors @toddscarbrough @realdocspeaks @DrDiGiorgio @AshleySumrallMD @PresAmerMed @ACRORadOnc @RadiologyACR @BlueShieldCA My #P2P was with an internal medicine doctor (@BlueShieldCA said no #radonc was available). So that's not a true peer, despite the "training" they claimed to receive. It doesn't equate to my 4 years of training beyond internship. The conversation mainly centered around the codes
0
0
1