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Publisher and founder of Physician Outlook Magazine. Pediatrician.
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.@LeahHoustonMD of @HPECid is on a #HealthMoonshot mission to create an ecosystem where the physician community can easily work, move, and connect to each other and to the patients who need them the most. #HealthTransformer #StartUpHealth #HLTH2022
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Meet Leah Houston MD of @HPECid at the StartUp Health Festival @ hlth in Vegas! 4 days! #startuphealth @HLTHEVENT twitter.com/LeahHoustonMD/…
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Your videos are SO on point . I live in rural Pennsylvania where the local family-owned pharmacy chain struggles daily financially to keep their doors open and their employees paid bc of the cozy collusive relationship between insurance companies and their PBMs.
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Couldn’t agree more. Middlemen and their opaque relationships with one another are THE problem in US healthcare. The “Inflation Reduction” Act exacerbates the problem by inviting MORE cost, bureaucracy and intermediaries into an already crowded exam room.
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The so-called Inflation Reduction Act leads to fewer cures and puts a middleman in between the crucial doctor-patient relationship. @mass_marion hits the nail on the head that this legislation is the WRONG prescription for the American health system. realclearhealth.com/articles/2022/
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This is groundbreaking
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Today @AmCollegeGastro #Autism: More than hope.
Non-verbal 19 yr old says mama after fecal transplant using sister’s poo as a donor & shows improved microbiome. This case demonstrates that in some kids, Autism is a gut dysbiosis. Share and Support @Progenabiome 
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They said, “Can’t.” I said #WATCHME #Roar YES MOST read study 
.. @LetsTalkSht Lab coats pay attention to other lab coats, not Suits. Word of Mouth PR in Medicine is the best PR. I call it; Drs Buzzing 
#letdrsbedrs finance.yahoo.com/news/most-read
.. @LetsTalkSht Lab coats pay attention to other lab coats, not Suits. Word of Mouth PR in Medicine is the best PR. I call it; Drs Buzzing #letdrsbedrs finance.yahoo.com/news/most-readShow this thread
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Our @free2care position paper is ready for you to read!
Go to free2care.org/report to download a copy.
We believe:
Medical care should be:
#personalnotpartisan
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accessible, affordable, transparent + portable
@DavidBalatHC and I thank the contributing experts
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Free2Care.org White Paper points out that expansion of telemedicine options needs to provided by QUALIFIED physicians
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Shocking expose by @CBSNews
Mental Telehealth co Cerebral
Near death for patient who was prescribed 5 
after a 15 min visit.
Of 1500 prescribers” 75% are non physicians with NO psych training.
Only 5 board certified psychiatrists cbsnews.com/video/former-p
after a 15 min visit.
Of 1500 prescribers” 75% are non physicians with NO psych training.
Only 5 board certified psychiatrists cbsnews.com/video/former-p6
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Not surprising. Improved “access” to healthcare via telemedicine apps that rely heavily on non physician providers (to improve access to profit margins for founders) sounds like a recipe for disaster for unsuspecting patients.
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Shocking expose by @CBSNews
Mental Telehealth co Cerebral
Near death for patient who was prescribed 5 after a 15 min visit.
Of 1500 prescribers” 75% are non physicians with NO psych training.
Only 5 board certified psychiatrists cbsnews.com/video/former-p
after a 15 min visit.
Of 1500 prescribers” 75% are non physicians with NO psych training.
Only 5 board certified psychiatrists cbsnews.com/video/former-p1
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So exciting!
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We're excited to welcome @LeahHoustonMD and her team at @HPECid to our global army of #HealthTransformers! Dr. Houston is on a mission to make it easy for physicians to lead the future of patient care. #HealthMoonshot
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As a pediatrician who does locum newborn Hospitalist work, I can tell you that the formula shortage continues to cause unnecessary stress and potential harm to tiny humans. Not all mothers can breastfeed, and banked breast milk is just not available in rural areas.
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Months in, Team Biden still can't get the baby-formula shortage under control nypost.com/2022/09/12/mon via @nypost
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Months in, Team Biden still can't get the baby-formula shortage under control nypost.com/2022/09/12/mon via
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I have been a Fellow of the for most of my career but I am frankly embarrassed to continue to be associated with an organization that chooses politics over patients. Thank you , & for not being afraid of speaking the TRUTH.
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"The statement revealed [@AmerAcadPeds] incompetence. Of course, no historical studies could document the [long-term] impact on ... kids deprived of seeing faces because no society on earth has ever embarked on such a deranged experiment." @VPrasadMDMPH
sensiblemed.substack.com/p/the-aap-amer
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As a traveling pediatric Locum Hospitalist I can attest that there is absolutely NO “science” behind the many different convoluted hospital visitation policies. It’s all about bureaucratic control. Another reason we physicians need to wake up and #TakeBackMedicine
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Nailed it!
Rural medicine is a different beast.
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Calling all physicians!!
If you need an invite let me know!!
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HPEC is on SoMeDocs(Doctors on Social Media) #Community #physicianCollaboration ; Join us & download the APP and grab your wallet and own your professional credentials . #socialmedia #doctors #credentials #digitalwallet doctorsonsocialmedia.com/hpec-friends/
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Agree with . Veterans have life experience that some Non Physician providers are sorely lacking
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Actually, over 2 dozen states allow non physicians to “ practice medicine.” ( really, they are practicing healthcare, because only MD and DO are trained in medicine)
I’d rather have vets teaching kids, than non physicians diagnosing and treating vets. twitter.com/chrisdier/stat…
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The dirty little secret: the “universal healthcare” option we will be offered in the US (if we allow it to happen) will involve MORE prior authorizations, narrow specialist networks, formularies, EHRs that collect (sell) our data in the name of quality.
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Replying to @DGlaucomflecken
I have worked in both the US and Canada. Universal healthcare is the better option for patients and physicians.
No prior auth drama, prescriptions work better, you make decisions based on need not insurance, the list goes on. Neither is perfect, but one is clearly better.
Curious and want to take a poll: How many institutions of higher learning are mandating proof of a booster for students?
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A little late, but finally seeing some better designed studies. 😷policies were put in place without much data, and should be optional in school settings (where they are likely to cause more harm than good).
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The final analysis from the adjacent Fargo, ND K-12 districts, both with~12,000 students, is now available
mask mandate
masks optional
We observed no significant difference in covid case rates while the districts had differing OR the same mask policies
researchsquare.com/article/rs-177
mask mandate
masks optional
We observed no significant difference in covid case rates while the districts had differing OR the same mask policies
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Congratulations!!!
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I WON!!! I can't believe I won an #Author of the year award for best #memoir at the Indie Author Legacy Awards for Licensed To Live! Somebody please pinch me! #Ialawards #dreaming #licensedtolive #medicine #MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #doctorjarret
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Thank you @RogerMarshallMD
The Senator to the room of chronic patients: “Your stories as a patient are so valuable. Tell your stories on the hill today; you are more powerful than wealthy lobbyists “
@PatientsRiseNow
#wethepatients
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This definitely won’t age well, and in the end is going to likely damage the public trust in ALL childhood vaccines. I work part time as a newborn nursery Hospitalist and have noticed more and more parents who were not anti-vax refusing the birth dose of Hepatitis B.
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It is really tragic that a healthy kid who had Omicron would get a booster soon thereafter, and get Myocarditis 
It is sad that our vaccine regulators have focused so much on boosting, that 2 resigned, and this safety signal is ignored.
Science has a long arc; won't age well
It is sad that our vaccine regulators have focused so much on boosting, that 2 resigned, and this safety signal is ignored.
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If the preMed student already has a PhD no need to get a DNP—-s/he is already a “Dr.”and introduce themselves as “Dr. Orthopedic Surgeon, NP”
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Replying to @HalstedMD
What kind of part time, under employed orthopedic surgeon makes the same as an NP? Ortho is one of the most lucrative fields.
Also what was she implying a DNP was a PhD?
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So sorry for your family’s loss
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I am beyond saddened to announce the loss of my stepmother Audrey. For over a decade she dedicated her time to traveling the country and visiting Fisher House families. She was adored by everyone she met and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
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Just left #DisneyWorld. The # of children unnecessarily wearing cloth masks outdoors saddened me. The false sense of security they provide to obviously very anxious parents is the worst kind of misinformation. And no, these were not immunecompromised kids on their #MakeAWish trip
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The friend is the victim of misinformation about
Risk of covid to kids
Risks of reinfection to kids
Benefit of masking kids
Downsides to masking kids
Surgeon General is a on a witchhunt for misinformation but not of these types, which the admin helped propagate twitter.com/TheEliKlein/st…
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I don’t always agree with . But he is 💯 % on the 💰 with this statement. We need PURE unadulterated ☀️ sunlight and transparency. Only then are we living in democracy. The reason I founded : we need ☀️ in Medicine. Then, and only then, can we be healed.
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As a campus physician at a small private university I believe the # is actually higher than 1/3. And these are the “resilient” students who have successfully left home to TRY to have a normal college experience. What about all of those holed up in their bedrooms at home?
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“Rates of mental illness on campus are shocking: As many as 1 in 3 college students are suffering from depression (twice as many as in 2019), and even more have anxiety disorders usatoday.com/story/opinion/ @usatodayopinion @CathSark17
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Wise words from the queen of 💩
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Finally they’re looking at 
. @LetsTalkSht . So if I was right about SARS COV2 in , maybe I’m right about treatment . By the way @Progenabiome found SARS cov2 up to 1 yr in . Time to follow us cell.com/med/fulltext/S
. @LetsTalkSht . So if I was right about SARS COV2 in , maybe I’m right about treatment . By the way @Progenabiome found SARS cov2 up to 1 yr in . Time to follow us cell.com/med/fulltext/SThanks .So grateful for . When I first met you I had not yet personally experienced the censorship & bullying, but as I found my voice, it became obvious who the self-appointed monarchs are. My motto: #DoNoHarmButTakeNoShit
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Replying to @SmithWust and @somedocs
Yep. Happened to me too - this is one reason why we are building @HPECid - the #DoctorsDAO you cannot get kicked out-all physicians welcome-all physicians verified-governed 100% by the community - no way to kick people out or silence them-community moderation protocol enabled.
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I have found my tribe and you are in mine! It is the lack of transparency and collegiality that is most offensive.I appreciate that there are many groups but all of the splintering distracts from the mission at hand: to restore the physician-patient relationship.
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Replying to @SmithWust and @somedocs
More like Lord of the Flies, Marlene!! Good thing there are loads of groups! Even some created out of cancellation. Pretty sure the death of civil discourse including disagreement harms all in its wake. Instead of being a numerical pawn in a tyrannical megagroup,find your tribe!
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No logic. It’s classic “Queen Bees vs wannabes.”Is there even logic to these groups, and how they run? I’m curious if anyone else is feeling the struggle. I thought this was where we could organize, where we could share resources. #medtwitter doctorsonsocialmedia.com/?p=68452 via
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