Chris Childers
@cchildersmd
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Father | Husband | Assistant Prof HPB @UWSurgery MD/PhD focused on healthcare finance Previously @MDAndersonNews @UCLASurgeryRes
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2009
Most are aware of the documentation changes that occurred in 2021 for office-based visits (no more ROS!), but lesser known is a hidden policy decision that directly impacted surgeon compensation. We explore this in our latest paper out today @JAMASurgery
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Seems to apply to new and existing grants for all expenditures moving forward. Starting Monday.
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@ehlJAMA Table 2 seems to show a signal; interesting that in both operations norco was statistically not better than placebo
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RT @vanessapho: For @EAST_TRAUMA members who want to advocate for our field and our patients-check it out 👀 EAST is giving 2️⃣ scholarshi…
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What a great crew!
AAS is pleased to announce the new Councilors who will be representing the classes of 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Please welcome these new leaders in the Association! Learn more about the new Councilors on our blog:
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RT @AnnSurgOncol: January Issue: Downstaging Effect Rather than the Full Intended Cycles of #PerioperativeChemotherapy Determines the Value…
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RT @AnnalsofSurgery: And that's not all! Dr. Funk (@lmfunk2) is our new Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Surgery Open! We are excited to see th…
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RT @AnnalsofSurgery: We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Dimick (@jdimick1) has assumed the role of our NEW Editor-in-Chief at Annals of S…
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RT @AnnalsofSurgery: Private equity investments are reshaping surgical care with increased practice consolidation, impacting over 1,400 phy…
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Current spending bill extends telehealth until end of March. Does nothing to Medicare conversion factor so reverts to the expected ~ 2.9% payment cut.
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RT @AnnSurgOncol: Featured: Anastomotic leak (AL) is a serious complication after ##sophagectomy . This article reports on the effect of an…
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Current temporary spending bill re: Medicare ... - Extends telehealth through end of CY 2026 - CY 2025 inc payment rate 2.5% --> effectively making the cut from 24-25 down to ~ 0.4%
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RT @SurgOutcomes: ‼️RESIDENTS‼️ If you haven't already, be sure to register for next Monday's mentorship series. @GreenupRachel has a lot o…
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RT @SurgOutcomes: We are excited to share that the first installment of our new mentorship series for trainees is planned for Monday, Nov.…
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CMS final rule for 2025... another 2.93% cut in the conversion factor for physicians
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