Andrew Kopecky, MD, PhD
@mossflowr.bsky.social
Radiation oncologist at Rhode Island hospital
I drove across the US in 3 days
I play/collect Magic: the Gathering
I drove across the US in 3 days
I play/collect Magic: the Gathering
This thread is a dark view, also unfortunately probably a reality that our country is moving toward
OpenEvidence has revenue of $50 million.
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
But investors value it at $6.1 BILLION.
So… a couple of questions for the “AI won’t replace doctors!” crowd:
What do you think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like?
And what do investors expect to happen that could justify this valuation?
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This thread is a dark view, also unfortunately probably a reality that our country is moving toward
I found out that one of my colleagues went to eternal weekend this year. I didn't even know that he played, now I'm motivated to go next year.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I found out that one of my colleagues went to eternal weekend this year. I didn't even know that he played, now I'm motivated to go next year.
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FANSS study: low-dose CT screening feasible, valuable for lung cancer screening for Asian non-smoking women
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
FANSS study: low-dose CT screening feasible, valuable for lung cancer screening for Asian non-smoking women
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
ASTRO reviews role of radiotherapy for non malignant and inflammatory diseases
September 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ASTRO reviews role of radiotherapy for non malignant and inflammatory diseases
Up way too early heading to ASTRO
September 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Up way too early heading to ASTRO
Just getting around to watching the Queens gambit. It's more depressing than I thought it would be
September 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just getting around to watching the Queens gambit. It's more depressing than I thought it would be
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Honestly we should pass a law requiring the time physicians spend on this be billable, and insurance companies have to pay it themselves without passing the cost onto the patient. Maybe that would incentivize them to stop making patients and physicians jump through these hoops to get essential care
July 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Honestly we should pass a law requiring the time physicians spend on this be billable, and insurance companies have to pay it themselves without passing the cost onto the patient. Maybe that would incentivize them to stop making patients and physicians jump through these hoops to get essential care
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And your experience also highlights, in addition to patients' stress, the challenges that prior auth causes for physicians who help us out when these challenges arise: they need dedicated support staff, and when they get dragged into "peer-to-peers" and protracted appeals, it's non-billable hours.
July 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And your experience also highlights, in addition to patients' stress, the challenges that prior auth causes for physicians who help us out when these challenges arise: they need dedicated support staff, and when they get dragged into "peer-to-peers" and protracted appeals, it's non-billable hours.
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Brown University Health, Brown Surgical & Brown University job alert now posted: Chief of the Section for Breast Surgery. Application/job post below. Would love to welcome a dynamic breast surgeon into our breast cancer care team & research partnerships.
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February 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Brown University Health, Brown Surgical & Brown University job alert now posted: Chief of the Section for Breast Surgery. Application/job post below. Would love to welcome a dynamic breast surgeon into our breast cancer care team & research partnerships.
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fortune.com/2025/02/10/u... their tears are delicious
UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company
The insurer and its law firm denies a doctor’s online claim that it refused to cover care for a cancer patient.
fortune.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
fortune.com/2025/02/10/u... their tears are delicious
40. All of the cancer screenings are decreasing in age
Most viewed in the last 7 days from JAMA: USPSTF recommends all women undergo routine #breastcancer screening every other year beginning at age 40, an update from the 2016 recommendation to start at age 50.
https://ja.ma/4jdQciA
https://ja.ma/4jdQciA
January 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
40. All of the cancer screenings are decreasing in age
Every time I have to talk to an insurance company on the phone, I let the patient know. When they express frustration about it and ask what they can do I tell them to call their politicians and complain. It probably doesn't make a difference but at least they are aware
December 6, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Every time I have to talk to an insurance company on the phone, I let the patient know. When they express frustration about it and ask what they can do I tell them to call their politicians and complain. It probably doesn't make a difference but at least they are aware
Thus far into my career, United is the only one I've had to consistently battle to get standard of care treatments for my patients
December 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Thus far into my career, United is the only one I've had to consistently battle to get standard of care treatments for my patients
Residents need time to study, including question blocks
Of course, residents no longer have the luxurious blocks of unstructured time to grind through questions that they had as students.
Board prep will always fall by the wayside unless residents are properly outfitted with question banks *and* given appropriate incentives to use them.
Board prep will always fall by the wayside unless residents are properly outfitted with question banks *and* given appropriate incentives to use them.
December 3, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Residents need time to study, including question blocks
First gammatile treatment today went relatively smoothly. We'll see going forward
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 PM
First gammatile treatment today went relatively smoothly. We'll see going forward
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this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say
Content Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence or child sexual abuse, these issues (and false…
juliaserano.medium.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
This seems like something out of a tv show
Every now and again I peruse the state board's disciplinary notices.
And every now and again, I see one that truly makes my jaw drop.
(CW - sexual misconduct)
And every now and again, I see one that truly makes my jaw drop.
(CW - sexual misconduct)
November 20, 2024 at 2:06 AM
This seems like something out of a tv show
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I can’t wait to have my 3% cut in Medicare reimbursement sponsored by Alpha BRAIN® cognitive booster
November 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I can’t wait to have my 3% cut in Medicare reimbursement sponsored by Alpha BRAIN® cognitive booster
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I bet some of ya’ll can’t even tell if this is real or fake at this point….
November 19, 2024 at 11:03 PM
I bet some of ya’ll can’t even tell if this is real or fake at this point….
My daughter has decided that Taylor Swift is her favorite so she's teaching me all of the dances
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
My daughter has decided that Taylor Swift is her favorite so she's teaching me all of the dances
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I've got two big problems with this.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
November 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I've got two big problems with this.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.