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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 4 May 2015

    My latest in @NewYorker is on unnecessary health care in the US & how McAllen TX (!) is reducing it 5 years after ACAhttp://nyr.kr/1Jkqq4C 

    3:43 AM - 4 May 2015
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      1. Aaron Schwartz‏ @A_Schwa 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande Thanks for covering our study on low-value care in Medicare!

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      1. Dr Jenny Hoang‏ @JennyKHoang 5 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker As the 1st author of @RadiologyACR white paper on incidental thyroid nodules, TY for Mrs E case & harms of workup!

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      1. Equity & Health‏ @equitylist 4 May 2015
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        .@Atul_Gawande @NewYorker on unnecessary health care in the US & how McAllen TX (!) is reducing it 5 years after ACA http://nyr.kr/1Jkqq4C 

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      2. Scott Eggener‏ @uroegg 4 May 2015
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        Salient and timely @Atul_Gawande in @NewYorker on unnecessary health care in the US http://nyr.kr/1Jkqq4C ”

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      3. David Y.T. Chen‏ @dytcmd 4 May 2015
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        .@uroegg @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker Interesting timing, contrasts the @mcuban POV of test more/test often Highlights harms just w/more data

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      2. David Berger‏ @davebergie 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker Fee for service system cause in large part. Huge conflict of interest.US similar to India:http://bmj.co/1owXkoo 

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      3. David Berger‏ @davebergie 4 May 2015
        Replying to @davebergie

        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker And inevitable consequence is loss of trust twixt physician and patient. Tragic, for this foundation of healthcare.

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      1. Viraj Patel MD, MPH‏ @DoctorPatel9 9 May 2015
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        By @Atul_Gawande #stewardship needed, #NoValue #healthcare in US =over testing =major cost driver http://nyr.kr/1Jkqq4C  @NPAlive #medicine

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      1. Andy Smith‏ @DoctorAndySmith 5 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker looking forward to the #Gawande book on the topic of unnecessary/ inappropriate healthcare expenditure!

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      1. Maggie Mahar‏ @maggiemahar 10 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @sasi_shakir @NewYorker A must read.The best way to reduce the cost of healthcare is to reduce hazardous waste: Overtreatment

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      1. Jonathan Bindman‏ @psychlistn19 9 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker Without primary care, and continuity of relationship within it, overspending is inevitable. NHS must hang on to it.

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      1. The Aspen Institute‏Verified account @AspenInstitute 5 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker This is 1 of today's 5 best ideas!http://aspen.us/ideas/2015-05-05 …

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      1. Thomas Giordano‏ @Tom_J_Giordano 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker Great article, but all aggressive thyroid cancers must start out as microcarcinomas. Challenge is to identify them.

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      1. ResolutionCare‏ @MichaelDFratkin 4 May 2015
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        .@Atul_Gawande .@NewYorker Thanks for breaking trail, as usual. The time for value-based, not volume-based incentives is now. #hpm #hcldr

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      1. Michael Joyner‏ @DrMJoyner 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @nxthompson @NewYorker wide spread "preventive" gene screens likely to make this worse scanning on steroids.

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      1. MedShr‏ @medshronline 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @health2con @NewYorker Great piece - we need to move from low value to high impact healthcare. UK NHS is trying to do this!

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      1. Andrew Cooper‏ @cooperaj 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker We are looking to address similar issues in NHS Wales (UK) through #prudenthealthcare: http://www.prudenthealthcare.org.uk 

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      1. JCKCML‏ @jckcml 4 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @NewYorker Excellent article. A discussion that all involved in healthcare, inc consumers, should begin in earnest.

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      2. Suleman Bhana, MD‏ @DrBhana 7 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @atul_gawande @newyorker Atul, any reason you didn't touch on tort/legal pressures for over testing? This is a huge problem.

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