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Where are they moving? I’d move the junk to their new front yard.
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The Kentucky Derby is an experience. That's the nice thing about spending your own money, you don't have to have an answer as to why. Just because a recession...
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Did they mention what percentage of houses are currently rentals? This sounds like a completely arbitrary number. Either allow rentals or don't.
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There is no particular ruling that says anything about 401k or 403b accounts. There is IRS Revenue Ruling 2008-5 that speaks specifically to IRAs: Microsoft...
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Luckily, we haven't made any of the mistakes. Part of this is that I was interested in personal finance/investing early enough in my life and the other...
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As I said, things aren’t black and white. It’s like going to get your car serviced and they give you complimentary snacks instead of just giving you...
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Do you really book an appointment so you can tell them their labs are normal?...
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This type of stuff happens all the time in all industries. Just like if another physician calls the ED asking a personal question. I don't give them the...
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Fostering a relationship with the CEO is a bit different than some random patient....
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That’s why credentialing matters and it’s important that it’s accurate. The tricky part is that the ED doc and likely the specialist don’t know...
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Why don't you tell them it was a one-time thing? A simple reply could end that....
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You can file a complaint with CMS anonymously. Hospital admin has no incentive to turn themselves in if they don't have to or unless your admins are just...
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The CEO typically doesn't hire any physicians and they always have ties within the system. Regardless, this is somebody I would likely go out of my way...
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Since you’re not a fan of your job, this is your chance to fast track being forced to look for a new one.
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I found that while it was annoying, at least the websites were pretty responsive on removing personal information once you emailed them.
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Yes, you typically have to contact the website to get that information removed. It’s because you’ve used your cell phone and home address for various...
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Like most things, depends. The acuity is largely irrelevant. Trauma centers and large motherships typically have very high acuity but they still accept...
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EMTALA just has so many layers. Many people would be surprised how they define ‘presenting to the hospital/ER’. It isn’t necessarily walking in...
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Most definitely, assuming they participate in Medicare. Any freestanding ER associated with a hospital with have it apply. Private ones may or may not...
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If they bring up the Stark Law as a reason for not paying more, then the OP should bring up Bird Law as the reason that they should pay them 95%tile....
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Many EDs have relationships with outpatient suboxone clinics/providers that can see the patient the next day for continued treatment....
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I honestly don't know about the situation you described. I know that COVID certainly made things tricky with regards to capacity issues and every ED boarding...
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If you don’t have the capacity then it’s not an EMTALA violation....
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You’d probably be surprised what EMTALA considers unstable. A hospital that can’t definitively care for a patient can easily meet this criteria. I...
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Hospitals in a certain area have a pretty good idea what capabilities each other have. It’s usually pretty cut and dry. “Hey, we’re sending a patient...
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You don’t have to consult your own specialist first. Most ED docs will have a good idea what services their hospital can and cannot provide. If it’s...
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My experience is that basically no physicians outside of the ED have any grasp of EMTALA and most EM physicians don't either.
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It was real cool they made you do 8 hours of training to apply for the X-waiver then all of a sudden they got rid of the training requirement....
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I don’t refill these meds. It’s much easier to say no to everyone than pick and choose who you write refills for. Whoever prescribed the meds are...
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It sounds like she missed her appointment instead of the specialist just cutting her off....
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I’m not sure what part of the country you’re in or what kind of project it is but hopefully you’re already on the hunt for a contractor. It seems...
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Considering she called her PCP I assumed it was very mild withdrawal....
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From an EM standpoint, advising your patient to go to the ER for this is not the most optimal use of resources.
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My superficial guess would be that they're slightly different with slightly different returns because the funds are all slightly different. They're almost...
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Congratulations and well done! This is something you won't ever regret.
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If you're in Doge, XRP, etc. then you're in full on speculation territory and your portfolio will react accordingly. Most of these various altcoins will...
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I agree. I can see a much higher sign-on bonus for a specialty that would be a new service line, allows a hospital to get a higher trauma designation,...
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Some of the big issues where I grew up with wind turbines is that once somebody dies, the ownership of the land gets split up amongst heirs. Depending...
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Yes and no. I would guess most people that utilize a HELOC weren't in a position to pay with cash....
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There's still typically ways to vote a partner out. It'll likely require a super majority but if things take a turn for the worse and fat needs to be...
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I have it on pretty good authority that the pythons will take over south Florida a la Planet of the Apes....
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This is my own personal curiosity but where in the US would be considered the best place to move if they're worried about climate issues?...
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It was Chris's but then Ruth bought it and it became Ruth's Chris....
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Most of the hate comes from the likely fraud/scams he perpetuates. You can dislike someone for embellishing stories. I could care less about his personal...
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I'm sure that's probably the same tone you use during these phone calls....
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It's a tough situation, I understand. The OP is on call and I'm assuming is likely being compensated for that. It was a hospital in their health system...
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Sure, but if it's pretty cut and dry like your femoral fracture example then there's no good excuse not to....
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It isn't necessarily about being a trauma center, it's about a patient being able to get the care they need. If a facility can take care of a particular...
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I doubt they were calling you because they wanted to. They were likely calling you because you were the closest facility that had rooms and could care...
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Did I say it was not significant? I did ask what you consider a lot. Producing EVs still produces CO2. There are still a lot of issues with EVs and I...
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There's probably a happy medium in here with regards to recommending every patient getting transferred and giving some basic advice over the phone (i.e....
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I try not to get into short term trends. The long term trend is up....
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Personally, I'd rather just pay for it and be done with it and not have to mess with a HELOC, etc. Then again, having to mess with things like that irritates...
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It wouldn't be very neighborly to shoot nuclear waste into space at our alien neighbors......
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From what I can tell CO2 doesn’t contribute to the smog you were talking about. You were talking about the skies clearing up. Maybe I’m wrong but...
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I thought we were talking about CO2, not smog. Or are you just talking about pollution in general?...
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Put it all in and don’t look back. Or spread it out over 3-6 months if it makes you feel any better. In 20 years you won’t remember/care.
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Say there’s two elephants in the room and you take one away. You’re still left with an elephant in the room....
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A decade before what? Have you learned nothing from all those sensational headlines over the last 40-50 years?...
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Wind and solar provided a third of the energy in Texas. How does that make it the most stable form of power? Ask Texans what wind and solar did for them...
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It’s a fruitless endeavor if other large emitters aren’t doing their part. A lot of things in this worry’s produce CO2. It’s like trying to cool...
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It depends what you consider a lot. The most recent data I could find shows that road transportation accounts for 8-9% of CO2 emissions. EVs still require...
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I haven't seen the Reddit subs lately but I think I a lot of them are learning a tough lesson on diversity....
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There is no rich dad. He's a liar. Sometimes it's that simple....
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It’d be tough for me to pay off a 2.25% mortgage currently.
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Feel free to google 'Robert Kiyosaki fraud' or something similar. He likely makes the majority of his money (when his company isn't going bankrupt) by...
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Your proposed plan looks very reasonable.
You had one strike with having a financial advisor (not necessarily a bad thing for people who...
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I had hoped that he had fallen off the face of the earth. Many people would be better off if he wasn’t out there spewing his drivel.
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Or they were ‘experts’ who said what the attorney wanted them to say and sounded like they could be convincing....
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When I think of time in the market I usually think decades and not a year or two. It's almost always usually better to have bought an index fund (or a...
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I don't know what else they expect you to do. Sometimes advice can be given over the phone and sometimes it can't.
I'm always happy to see...
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It’s clear the plaintiff’s expert witnesses don’t work in a rural non-trauma center. I assume that’s because the attorney couldn’t find someone...
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I’d probably get rid of your car loan and invest the rest. It’s always a good time for investing if your investment horizon is long term.
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She lost money (from her original investment) selling them but the number of stock that she immediately rebuys at a different brokerage is the same number...
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There’s a 100% chance a job posting like that is going to have awful pay.
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What are they paying? I assume what they are paying is pretty close to what it's worth to somebody.
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The number of shares doesn't change unless you buy or sell (or if there's a stock split). It's the price of each share that changes....
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If you have a particular area in mind then you can always reach out to the hospitals yourself and try to avoid a staffing company from taking their percentage....
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I forgot you had posted some information back in April. If your income is still around $475k then deductions, etc. should get you into the 32% marginal...
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It doesn't sound like a huge deal but I would have a collegial chat with the other doctor. How come the phone call didn't come to you?
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If you aren't in the highest tax bracket this year and next without the windfall then spreading it out will likely be more advantageous but there is also...
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There is a percentage of people who are just bad people and no profession is immune from this....
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That they know of. I would guess that some people probably have some natural immunity and that others have had very mild cases....
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Tell her to look at the money. She sells for $x and then buys for $x. If she focuses on the share number ask her if she’d rather have 1000 M&Ms...
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