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Earlier this week, I canceled a complex breast reconstruction case because the hospital didn’t have the staff we needed to do it safely. My patient and I agreed—we weren’t going to compromise. The next day, the hospital found the staff. We did the case the right way. Standing up...

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kathryn harmon1 yıl önce

Dr. Elisabeth Potter should be appointed to the highest position in the land to oversee all clinical care in American medicine … AND help ensure that insurance plans cover ALL related clinical needs to optimize positive patient outcomes rather than just fatten corporate profits.

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The Final Pam1 yıl önce

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Venkat Seshadri MD FAAOS1 yıl önce

Good for you doc! While independent docs are dwindling - we do have one thing - the leverage to vote with our feet and not take cases to substandard facilities . We should try to keep that leverage as long as we can @realdocspeaks @DutchRojas @JahangirAsgha10

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Chris Livingston MD FACS PA1 yıl önce

Be very careful @epottermd, although you may believe the hospital to be understaffed, the hospital may not see it that way which can lead to problems.

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Elisabeth Potter MD1 yıl önce

The hospital repeatedly booked cases that they could not staff. That is the truth.

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🌻 Leanne 🧡1 yıl önce

@mdpntr75 Thank you for your advocacy and diligence on behalf of patients 🙏🏼🩵

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Crappie-doc 🐟🎣1 yıl önce

Would a professional athlete be put in this position? More attention given to a ball than a life. Priorities.

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ChrisGPT 🌎1 yıl önce

Thank you Dr. Potter. Keep going. Keep exposing the truth. 🩺

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Meghan1 yıl önce

I wonder how often they cancel or delay surgeries for males compared to females.

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ℝussell Pekala1 yıl önce

If you want more people to have access to your services it means you have to figure out how to make them available with fewer external resources (cheaper). Otherwise you don’t really care about your customers / patients

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