Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in Trauma and Hip Preservation at UCI Medical Center
Orange, CA
Joined October 2014
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Dr. James Learned retweeted
This piece on medical pricing and new transparency laws illustrates what we all know: this system is ridiculous.
nytimes.com/interactive/2021…
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We are so proud of our annual chapter growth of AWS 🌎 With now 145 active chapters our reach spans across the globe.
In the name of continuing this progress, we will be hosting semi-annual webinars which can help YOU learn more about us.
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Despite some concerns, Christopher L. Peters, MD, recommended dual mobility total hip replacement for its ability to reduce hip dislocation in certain high-risk primary and revision THR patients.
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Dr. James Learned retweeted
If anyone had a right to question whether our democracy was worth redeeming, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because in the face of billy clubs and lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, he never gave in to violence, never waved a traitorous flag or gave up on our country.
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Next time you blame a doctor for your medical bills.... these are the checks we get from the insurance company. For 3 days of our services. This system is garbage.
Dr. James Learned retweeted
This is remarkable delivery. If it’s not on teleprompter, it’s some of the best broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
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Wanna know what the president said last night but with much-needed context? My @NPR colleagues made 63 annotations and fact checks. And those drug price claims? Yeah...not so fast. Read the fact check. npr.org/2020/08/27/901381398…
Dr. James Learned retweeted
Patients Stuck With Bills After Insurer’s Don’t Pay As Promised
@TPPF @RightOnHC @Free2CareHC khn.org/news/prior-authoriza…
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Daily e-cigarette use may nearly double a person's risk of a heart attack. bit.ly/2JJYEJc #HarvardHealth #HeartHealth
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[Hospital meeting]
CEO: We've hired a Chief Experience Officer
Me: What kind of experiences are offered?
CEO: What
Me: Like hot air balloon rides?
CEO: No
Me: Skydiving?
CEO: This is to improve the PATIENT experience
Me: Oh
CEO:
Me: Like riding go-carts in the hospital?
Dr. James Learned retweeted
Dr. Rachel Cuenca (@SAMMCOrtho peds faculty), Nicole Sgrolomo (PGY-3), Tayt Ellison (PGY-3), Erin Swan (PGY-1), & @UTSA colleagues teach students about careers in #orthopaedics and #engineering as part of a local @PerryInitiative program. #WomenInSTEM
Dr. James Learned retweeted
Sure sex is good but have you ever scrubbed your hands with soap and water after a whole shift of hand sanitizing foam?
Dr. James Learned retweeted
Hospital line items: moving shells
While trying to compare basic costs at a few LA and Oakland hospitals, reporter @hattierowan found a wide range of prices. The list price of a liter of IV fluid ranged from $56 to $383 californiahealthline.org/MzA…
Dr. James Learned retweeted
Please help me increase awareness about steps anyone can take to prevent addiction and save lives. I need your help. Please share my digital postcard with your networks. #APGOpioid18
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The Use of Endosteal Substitution in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Nonunions of the Femur: Report of Seven Cas... bit.ly/1VHmzrK
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#FreeinCORR What Are the Radiographic Reference Values for Acetabular Under- & Overcoverage? ow.ly/4mRXZa
Dr. James Learned retweeted
JBJS webinar: Time to retire the Neer classification for proximal humeral fractures? Yes says #mikegardner; no says #mikewiater #phfwebinar
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Cochrane in CORR: Ultrasound and Shockwave Therapy for Acute Fractures in Adults (Review) ow.ly/10sxWX
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House ready to tackle national opioid epidemic: ow.ly/10xAjy
Learn about what the OSMA is doing to help: ow.ly/10xAok