The Cost of Laboratory Testing
By Michael J. Misialek, MD There was silence on the phone when I told my colleague the cost of the test. He had ordered it in good faith, believing it was
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The Costs of One Wild Night
By Sammy Ta The clock read 9:30PM and in front of me was dozens of notes, PowerPoint slides, and practice exams to review before 8AM. The all-too-familiar finals week all-nighter
Playing Roulette with a Life
By Sarah Smith, MD Another backboarded body rolls in. I slip from my perch at the computer and greet the emergency medical technician. “Seizure. Lasted a few minutes, done by
The High Price of Kidney Stones These Days
By Kathy Day I wish I could share the photo of my 4mm boomerang shaped kidney stone. I labored for 2 months, back in early 2009 to pass it, the
The Value of Coding Knowledge
By Michelle Del Monico As health care providers are tasked with more administrative duties such as documentation, coding, and billing, the goal to minimize health care costs will continue to be
I’ll Do It for $1,110
By Robert Gray, MD Where I’m from, you can have someone killed for $5000. I will do it for $1,110. I’m a hand surgeon. I practice (or practiced, by the