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I'm not a clinician so I'm fortunate to not have myChart. However, in regards to billing for these small but time consuming tasks, we (pathology) have... -
I go off the pretax amount. Baseline is 20% at a sit down restaurant, but we rarely dine out. Takeout is 10% for the most part. As for other places/situations,...Leave a comment:
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One of my favorite Maverick reviews was simply: "it hauls air just as good as an F-150"...Leave a comment:
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Nothing wrong with that. sounds like exactly what you need. I'm just glad the Maverick offers a practical option for those of us who don't really tow...Leave a comment:
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Maverick?
I decided to get one since I just made partner early and all other financials are in motion. I'd like the functionality of a truck...Leave a comment:
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Removing residency trained primary care docs to serve as midlevel roles will not help with the overall need for primary care when you can have specialists...Leave a comment:
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We already have midlevels without residency managing patients.
Hard to discuss docs working in midlevel style roles without bringing up the...Leave a comment:
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My group contracts with a nearby hospital. Since the hospital keeps the technical fee (fairly so since it's their equipment, but they've also gobbled...Leave a comment:
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One of my partners is in his 70s, and his dad was the community pathologist before him. He told me stories of how the old morgue was in the basement and...Leave a comment:
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Although I'm married to a dentist, I'm pretty ignorant about how the residency selection works. Is there any way to take this offer and leverage it to...Leave a comment:
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My mom paid for a trip to Italy. I went with one of my best friends I made in med school. It was a great experience, but I still felt bad that she gave...Leave a comment:
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It depends. When in residency, medical autopsies were performed by the residents and faculty. There was no charge to the patient. That particularly university's...Leave a comment:
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Yeah, definitely check out this site and Ben White's info on the nuances regarding all the programs. Both are great sources of information, and your debt...Leave a comment:
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What are you on now?
If you do REPAYE, your tax filing status doesn't matter; both incomes get counted for payments. PAYE plus married filing...Leave a comment:
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Curious about the income tax difference if you're doing married filing separately. Also, you mentioned REPAYE so shouldn't both incomes be factored into...Leave a comment:
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Yeah, we did something similar when we started our current jobs. Within a week of having a realtor help us start looking, I found the best rental home...Leave a comment:
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that's a ************************ of a catch!...Leave a comment:
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it sure is! I'm just trying to figure out how to get my dentist wife to pull those numbers!
OP, I won't pile on, but it sounds like you got...Leave a comment:
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As a husband to a dentist, just wanted to say good luck. Keep fighting the good fight and keep the DSO/corporate slime balls out of your field.Leave a comment:
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It's very job-dependent, but many jobs require an employee to work for 1 full year before being eligible to contribute to the 403b or 401k. This may...Leave a comment:
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Admittedly I haven't performed detailed tracking until yesterday. I'm only 18 months out of training. My wife is a dentist who started working my PGY-4...Leave a comment:
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I went from the 6s to the 12. Aging battery and just wanting to upgrade after 6 years were the main drivers. Luckily, my brother-in-law is good friends...Leave a comment:
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I'm not a radiologist but follow some of the PE trends in medicine. I say stick to your guns and keep the PE firms out of your backyard for as long as...Leave a comment:
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First off, major props for hanging your own shingle. Sounds like this is a headache (no pun intended) of running your own shop.
If your operating...Leave a comment:
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I've listened to some podcasts like Rich Doc Poor Doc. As soon as I get FOMO for owning real estate, I remember the meth head who ruined my accidental...Leave a comment:
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I can relate to OP. Both of my parents have poor financial education although my mom's has improved through my persistent nagging. She's older than OP's...Leave a comment:
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Nice to see a specific specialty sharing this info with each other so openly. Cool thread.
also, I'm a dermpath if anyone's ever in a bind....Leave a comment:
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This week I had a STAT biopsy. Slides came out on Tuesday because of transport and processing. When I looked at the case Tuesday morning, there was no...Leave a comment:
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Is there compensation for this additional call? If not, I wouldn't sign anything. Being on call 24/7 with no pay is ridiculous. You're a derm so you have...Leave a comment:
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This reminds me of The Other Guys when they find the PriusLeave a comment:
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I'd document all conversations and attempts. If I ran a solo practice, I'd have a healthy fear of lawsuits, especially over something as petty as this....Leave a comment:
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I think this is crucial in towns big enough to handle more than 1 hospital. I've yet to hear anything official from our major hospital groups, but I imagine...Leave a comment:
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Our mothership and hospital haven't mandated vaccines yet, but I feel there's a higher than zero chance since the academic center and other big hospitals...Leave a comment:
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This is solid, realistic advice on the downsides of path. The big 3 above seem to think de facto kickbacks are ok. If one can live with that or find...Leave a comment:
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Agree. Those are all very valid threats to the current work climate. I still shake my head when Elston retracted the beautifully written paper that exposed...Leave a comment:
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A non-compete is penalty enough. Scratch it or bailLeave a comment:
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Great point. That's why I always combined CAH and Endometrian intraepithelial neoplasia. Just get it all in one fell swoop while, most importantly, avoiding...Leave a comment:
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His basketball analysis seems to be more wrong than right, but I think that can be said of any old timer when analyzing a new, changing game. Even Kareem...Leave a comment:
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but he said he was not a role model
I won't lie. I love Chuck...Leave a comment:
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Haha. I mean, some are not grandfathered in....
I think we can all hate on CME and the money grab it is, but I think if you're going to require...Leave a comment:
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I just like yelling "SUNS IN 4" after that fan trolled in Denver.
I casually watch and follow the NBA. Can't say I was ever big...Leave a comment:
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I'm only a year out, but that number seems spot on. I've been beating the dead horse of "don't call hyperplastic polyp in the right colon" since...Leave a comment:
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I share your sentiments, and also did not mean for my prior comments to be an attack on OP. I get the reasons, but this whole process seems like history...Leave a comment:
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Few "should I buy a mega mansion before finishing fellowship?" and "do I make too much to use a Roth IRA?"
welcome b...Leave a comment:
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I gave a few talks as a fellow and used the WCI talks as a foundation. I chopped some things out for the sake of time. I think the big topics for an intro...Leave a comment:
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Not a dentist, but my wife is.
Why not bring on an associate (assuming you don't have one already) and come up with terms so they can buy...Leave a comment:
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I obviously don't deal with these, but I do a lot of chart review for case work-ups. It seems most messages directed to the doc get screened by the nurse...Leave a comment:
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Grass is always greener.....are you happy with your choice of specialty?in The LoungeAt least for 10 years
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Grass is always greener.....are you happy with your choice of specialty?in The Loungecan, likely.
Should be, absolutely not...Leave a comment:
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No lie. My wife got me hooked on this show. It's total trash, but who doesn' tlove a good train wreck, staged or unstaged?...Leave a comment:
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One thing we can always rely on in medicine is that we will find a way to screw over the next generation for a buckLeave a comment:
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I refinanced late April 2020 when I saw rates were dropping. I'm went to a variable 5 year (around $158k) with the resident/fellow plan paying $100/month....Leave a comment:
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Grass is always greener.....are you happy with your choice of specialty?in The LoungeI'm in a similar boat as a pathologist. Granted I'm only in my first year of practice, I got super lucky to land at a great group that's been (so far)...Leave a comment:
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After florida passed HB607, there will be no shortage of fake docsLeave a comment:
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I'll have to ask some of my old derm friends from my dermpah fellowship days. Surely someone knows a fair methodology.
Off topic, but I will...Leave a comment:
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Tell the property managers that you'll advise the tenant to find his/her own agent so there's less conflict of interest. That may help them lower the...Leave a comment:
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Based on my sister's divorce settlement, yes...Leave a comment:
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Worth discussing if for no other reason to get it out of the way. I mentioned it to my then fiance as she was finishing dental school as I still had training...Leave a comment:
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Techs at our lab baked some cookies and are getting us lunch. Hospital catered some steaks and served it in a conference room adjacent to the usual physician's...Leave a comment:
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That's refreshing to hear. I admit that I've always had the impression my fellow young docs preferred an easy clock in/clock out gig, which is fine. I...Leave a comment:
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yikes...Leave a comment:
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Correct. And keep a record of every single payment. I think there's an old blog post on how some people skip the 6 month grace period and start the clock...Leave a comment:
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I'm not involved much in the billing aspect of things at my big multispecialty group, but I remember our CFO saying they rarely do collections for the...Leave a comment:
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Pass/fail grade for step one boards starting next year. Good or bad idea?in The LoungeGood point about the schools being a driver. We didn't have mandatory attendance for lectures, but I went to certain ones if the speakers were great....Leave a comment:
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Pass/fail grade for step one boards starting next year. Good or bad idea?in The LoungeI like this idea. I hope pathology residencies get all applicants in a room with pathologists. The first person to talk gets DNR'd...Leave a comment:
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SerrateAndDominate replied to Pass/fail grade for step one boards starting next year. Good or bad idea?in The LoungeI've had mixed feelings about it when it was announced within this past year. I follow some of the medtwitter stuff, and naturally, the students were...Leave a comment:
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Reassuring to see this isn't unique to just my area in the SE. We've been renting this year but are finally closing on a place. Managed to keep it less...Leave a comment:
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We have an upper level tunnel that connects the hospital to our multispecialty clinic building. Luckily, it's open for badge access if you're a doc. It...Leave a comment:
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I miss going to basketball games. I was at Duke last year and managed to go to all but one home game. Glad I was there for the Carolina game just before...Leave a comment:
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Based on the understandably limited information provided, that drove my suggestion. I'd be very hesitant based on bylaws and, of course, the state laws....Leave a comment:
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Agree with what others have said. We don't know the full details nor need to, but be open minded, listen, and show the right non-verbal reactions. I'm...Leave a comment:
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That's playing it safe!
Congrats to the most recent posters. Both great accomplishments....Leave a comment:
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dang. Reminds me of when I was doing one of my fellowships and the program coordinator sent out an email about a financial presentation by an advisor....Leave a comment:
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Accidental landlord here, OP. The real estate professional deduction is pretty stellar, but due to the requirements, you may need to get your spouse on...Leave a comment:
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I've come to the same conclusion to wait for all the above reasons. I've got a 2012 GMC terrain, and it had a lot of oil consumption issues. Luckily,...Leave a comment:
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Joke's on you. Midlevel scope creep is already a thing.
Just joshing with you. All of this is quite interesting to learn and observe. Glad...Leave a comment:
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This is unusual to me. I also work as part of a large multispecialty group, and my specialty's (pathology) buy-in is basically guaranteed salary for...Leave a comment:
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Will add that I'm renting now. Started in July. Wanted to play it safe in the rare event I didn't like my job. We actually landed a rental very close...Leave a comment:
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That's where I learn everything about options and corporate coaches who used to doctor on bike gangs...Leave a comment:
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Won't add much on the home situation, but make sure you're refinancing those private loans downLeave a comment:
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I just wish someone could trick the hedge fund bros into going after the real GME we all hateLeave a comment:
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Yeah, I bought $500 of AMC yesterday. That's my limit of "fun money" for individual stocks. Sold it and ended up with $1,700. I'm ok with that....Leave a comment:
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When I started my first job last July, I was just trying to figure out anything and everything on day 1. Dr. Surname and sir used by the techs. I meant...Leave a comment:
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I’m very much in the same boat. I can’t honestly say I’d turn down some of these high offers if put in those situations. I guess the more I’ve...Leave a comment:
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Genuinely curious how things go after the sale. I just can't imagine losing ownership is an overall positive for the field of medicine or dentistry. I...Leave a comment:
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We've been cooking way more since COVID hit. I'll do 10% on takeout, but we have only been getting takeout from mom and pop restaurants. I go 20% on pretax...Leave a comment:
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Why put your license at risk without compensation?...Leave a comment:
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Wasn't there a poster from a few months ago whose spouse worked at Ramsey's place?
I agree with most. His get out of debt advice is a much...Leave a comment:
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Easy fix, take care of the patient and write as little as possible that can be billed. Really disappointing but not surprising that other faculty stayed...Leave a comment:
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I would pay to see that destruction...Leave a comment:
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Not overtly dangerous, but in my one year of dermpath fellowship, I saw enough bad reactions to suggest my family think long and hard before doing that....Leave a comment:
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My anecdotal understanding is that NPs, at least, are held to a nursing and not medical standard of care, so doctors can't testify against NPs who mismanage...Leave a comment:
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I feel like the College of American Pathologists does a good job promoting and supporting their field. They do some good charity work and lobby as best...Leave a comment:
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I wasn't aware the AMA was powerful nor a physician's ally...Leave a comment:
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I joined as a fellow for $60 so I could get my Laurel Road discount. It's definitely lapsed, but I may or may not still be considered a member by Laurel...Leave a comment:
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It’s a combo of following the company line and rounding up as many internet points as possible. I think the kids call it virtue signaling or something....Leave a comment:
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Agree. Besides the CA bill for NP independence, didn't the state also pass a law that docs had to have 3 years of postgraduate training until they get...Leave a comment:
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Might be too little too late, but I'm glad the AMA decided to grow a spine for once. They posted this ( https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/...Leave a comment:
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I've done a total of 3 refinances, all with Laurel Road. They were very fast and quick with replies/matching quotes. My only complaint is the last refinance...Leave a comment:
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