Sashi N. Nair
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Txp ID faculty at UMN 🦠 Interests include antibiotic allergies, stewardship and tropical infections in transplant recipients. #IDSky #MedSky - Views my own, posts not formal medical advice.
Reposted by Sashi N. Nair
Great piece, this is what stuck with me: "The care I provided in the delivery room to ensure that this baby survived: 1.94 RVUs (code 99464)... Elsewhere in the hospital, if my physician colleagues perform 30 minutes of hair removal by electrolysis: 264.87 RVUs (code 17380)."
Everyone should read this piece: "What Is the Relative Value of a Baby?" | New England Journal of Medicine
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What Is the Relative Value of a Baby? | NEJM
As she cares for a newborn who’s struggling to breathe, a neonatologist contemplates
how politics and power structures affect the availability of critical perinatal services
in the United States.
www.nejm.org
January 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Great piece, this is what stuck with me: "The care I provided in the delivery room to ensure that this baby survived: 1.94 RVUs (code 99464)... Elsewhere in the hospital, if my physician colleagues perform 30 minutes of hair removal by electrolysis: 264.87 RVUs (code 17380)."