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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 19 May 2015

    This is the right idea: Three Hospitals Move to Limit Low-Volume Surgeries @usnews (ht @charlesornstein)http://bit.ly/1BaGMrN 

    5:03 PM - 19 May 2015
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      2. Tom Varghese Jr. MD‏ @TomVargheseJr 19 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @usnews @charlesornstein @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 @leahbinder Outstanding move. Hoping others join in.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. GianaDavidson MD MPH‏ @gianamontana 19 May 2015
        Replying to @TomVargheseJr

        .@TomVargheseJr @Atul_Gawande @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 interesting idea but need a system to address access (esp 4 poor and/or rural pts)

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Tom Varghese Jr. MD‏ @TomVargheseJr 19 May 2015
        Replying to @gianamontana

        @gianamontana @Atul_Gawande @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 Model can be adapted. Let most experienced in each system do specific procedures.

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      5. Kathryn Hughes‏ @DrKathyHughes 20 May 2015
        Replying to @TomVargheseJr

        @TomVargheseJr @gianamontana @Atul_Gawande @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 How would one become experienced?

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      6. Luke V. Selby, MD MS‏ @LVSelbs 20 May 2015
        Replying to @DrKathyHughes

        @DrKathyHughes @TomVargheseJr @gianamontana @Atul_Gawande @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 2 concerns: CAHs & hospital wanting to expand & meet #s

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      7. Tom Varghese Jr. MD‏ @TomVargheseJr 20 May 2015
        Replying to @LVSelbs

        @LVSelbs @DrKathyHughes @gianamontana @Atul_Gawande @JohnBirkmeyer @jdimick1 Example of QI effort in CAHs. http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=16DF01B6-3048-651A-FEB61997039F29E2&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename …

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      1. Khurshid Ghani  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇺🇸‏ @peepeeDoctor 19 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        #AUA15 RT @Atul_Gawande: This is the right idea: Three Hospitals Move to Limit Low-Volume Surgeries @usnews http://bit.ly/1BaGMrN ”

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      2. Brad Holland MD FACS‏ @DrBradHolland 19 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @TomVargheseJr @usnews Spoken like a true (oblivious to the outside world) academic. Ponder that in #RuralTexas.

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      3. Tom Varghese Jr. MD‏ @TomVargheseJr 19 May 2015
        Replying to @DrBradHolland

        @DrBradHolland @Atul_Gawande Why wouldn't rural Texas want procedures done by their most experienced surgeons? Focus is within own systems

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Brad Holland MD FACS‏ @DrBradHolland 20 May 2015
        Replying to @TomVargheseJr

        @TomVargheseJr @Atul_Gawande What's a system?

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      5. Tom Varghese Jr. MD‏ @TomVargheseJr 20 May 2015
        Replying to @DrBradHolland

        @DrBradHolland @Atul_Gawande health system/ network

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      6. Brad Holland MD FACS‏ @DrBradHolland 20 May 2015
        Replying to @TomVargheseJr

        @TomVargheseJr @Atul_Gawande I was being facetious. Go tell doc in Muleshoe TX he can't do something & his patient can't drive 500 mi either

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      7. Bill Gardner‏ @Bill_Gardner 20 May 2015
        Replying to @DrBradHolland

        @DrBradHolland @TomVargheseJr @Atul_Gawande Agree that local care is best. Challenge is to provide security specialist support when needed.

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      1. Charli B‏ @5thTMNT 20 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @usnews @charlesornstein setting the minimum number at the national median is likely too aggressive if widely implemented

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      1. Debbie McNamara‏ @betterbeaumont 1 Jun 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @usnews Consistent with Irish experience in improving quality of rectal cancer surgery http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23907311/?i=7&from=mcnamara%20d%20rectal …

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      1. marciaS‏ @apaindoc 31 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @Stephen_P_Dunn an example of #badscience. Complication rate listed at 1/400,deaths at 0.0025% explain where 1300 comes from?

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      1. Jens Winther Jensen‏ @jwjen 22 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @usnews @charlesornstein Great news! This has been in all specialities in Denmark since 2010.

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      1. Millenial Doc‏ @MillenialD 21 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande But having battled lung cancer for many years , I would support smokers getting screened and treated early; possibly cured

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      1. Millenial Doc‏ @MillenialD 21 May 2015
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande love your article Overkill . The new Lung Ca screening guidelines would be over testing for some patients, wouldn't they ?

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      1. amit gupta‏ @sahueye 21 May 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande sir who to apply for job in abroad any way for anterior segment fellow

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