Kudos to Dr. Allison Brown, for going public and exposing more of the Cartel of private equity in medicine and how it affects the quality of care being provided to patients. Specifically in the specialty of Dermatology. nbcnews.com/health/health-…
2)Not surprising in the article is that the CMO and president of Pinnacle, the Pimp corporation backed by the Cartel, does what many of these sellout, traitor-trash docs do, parrot the same old bulls**t rhetoric about their prioritization of patient safety and quality of care.
3)"We...will continue to provide valuable dermatological care at the highest possible levels.” He then proceeds to disparage Dr. Brown. A colleague under his employ who shared her concerns, within the company, about patient safety and quality of care being compromised.
4)Yet when asked about Pinnacle's reliance on NPs/PAs and academic studies demonstrating negative clinical outcomes due to dermatology practices utilizing PAs/NPs more frequently because they are cheaper, the CMO/President had nothing to say. Crickets. Regarding Dr. Brown, welp,
5)he had no problem denigrating her. Folks, there is a reason I use sex industry terms to describe the Whorehouse of Medicine, because it is apropos. We practice in a f**ing bad BDSM movie. Medical execs in PE-backed corporations don't call the shots, the shareholders
6)do..a master/sub relationship if you will. Rios may own Pinnacle, but his Daddy is the PE company, Chicago Pacific Capital. A memo sent out Aug 2020 to Pinnacle employees in Michigan epitomizes exactly where "Hellcare" is today.
7)"We are in the last few days of the month and are only 217 appointments away from meeting our budget, don’t forget the August bonus incentive for all patients scheduled in August! That’s the easiest money you can make. Get that money!!” The last sentence says it all. Isn't that
9)For those who are unaware, the corporate of medicine(CPOM) is illegal. We have to stop being afraid to speak up for the patients. We have a moral and professional duty to protect the public, including from employers who compromise their safety. If not us, then who?
I typically have no interest in petty, childish tweets. However, this one in particular provides an opportunity to educate the public and HCPs interested in what the law has to say about the title "Doctor" and who uses it. Every state has a Business and Professions code(BPC) for
2)nearly every profession under the sun. That includes medicine and nursing. It is apparent to me whenever this issue arises, physicians and nurses have no clue what the BPC states when it comes to using the title "Doctor". First of all, it is imperative to understand,
3)BPCs ARE STATE LAWS. What one "thinks" or "feels" is irrelevant. A NP may feel that he/she can use the title "Dr." because they have that sham s**t, online, crap DNP degree, but it really depends on what the BPC states. BPCs varies state by state, so one cannot assume. In
An adversarial "conversation" in Medical Economics between the new president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners(AANP) and members of Physicians for Patient Protection(PPP). AANP president April Kapu, DNP, APRN got a bit
There is not only structural racism in medicine, there is structural misogyny. EM is no different where the "Old Boys Network" is alive and well. When the cronies are at their best, there is no meritocracy. You can be the best physician you can be but if one does not fit in their
2)particular demographic, one will not receive equitable pay, benefit packages, promotions, etc. The powers that be are in charge and not objective--they have no ability to be. They assist each other to move upward and onward--qualifications be damned. I've read the complaint by
3)Dr. Carmody. It's believable to me for one reason--I've lived it. I'm providing a few snippets of the bulls**t that she has made part of her lawsuit. It's sickening and so f***ing blatant. The kind of arrogance one sees when the offender gets away with this nonsense over and
Dear Student Doctors and Unmatched grads, DO NOT allow yourselves to be used as free labor by any medical institution or facility. You are not indentured servants who are required to put your lives at risk for the business of medicine. If they want you to work as
2)medical or nursing assistants, they should pay you as such. Do not agree to work as RNs because you are not. RNs are a specialized discipline and trained accordingly. They are in demand and being paid their worth...finally. They deserve it. However, the powers that be don't
3)want to pay. If you work for free, they can attempt to use nurses less just to get by and save money. Don't do it. It harms you, it harms the patients and it disrespects the nurses who deserve every f***ing cent they get paid. If the facility is short-staffed, that is an
). Then it was their powerpoint on how to save money and increase profits in the ER by using BC EM docs less and FM/IM docs and NPPs more. Then they
2)devalue interns, stating they add slowness and complexity to the EM doc's day. Guess they forgot when people are in training, it takes time to learn s**t right. Now an Envision contract(yes, it's been validated) which requires EM docs being hired to join ACEP. This is utter BS.
3)Since when can an employer mandate a physician to join an organization? It's the physician's choice. No one else's. Kudos to the EM physician who sued EmCare for wrongful termination after he complained about patient safety issues. For those who don't epmonthly.com/article/26m-ju…
The corporate practice of medicine(CPOM) is killing medicine. It's happened again. Docs being displaced under the guise of providing "continued excellent care" or some other rhetorical bulls**t. Along with the "collaborative" blah, blah, blah hogwash. Sigh....Were I one of the
2)docs reading this letter, I would be offended that Dr. Gard would presume he could dictate who I could speak to about a patient. He doesn't own my license and he has no say. If a doc wants to talk to a doc, no one can say a f***ing word. Their choice if it is their patient.
3)How is dictating the conditions on when a doc can speak to another collaborative? Also, if the team is truly a dyad, then that's one doc to one NPP. Should be no problem if the NPP is presenting the patients as he/she should since Georgia is a non-FPA state. Unless they plan