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Michael L. Millenson @MLMillenson

Quality-of-care evangelist via consulting, research, writing and speaking. Early and vocal advocate for better, safer, more patient-centered care.

Joined February 2012
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Michael L. Millenson retweeted
Neil Stone
@DrNeilStone
12 Apr 2025
This "anti expert" sentiment is nothing new Isaac Asimov clocked it in 1980
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Read it here first! @AmerMedicalAssn sells JAMA to #privateequity, @realDonaldTrump #healthcarereform plan covers $100/day of med expenses & post-Musk HHS agency combo known as ABCDEFFF. All wrong - but amusing. #healthpolicy @jrovner @petridishes @politico
The Health Care Blog@THCBstaff
5 Jan 2025
It's time for some relevant 2025 predictions. Here's @MLMillenson's Totally Wrong Expert Predictions thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2…
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Original source material is clear: Abuses by doctors and hospitals led to insurers' clout over coverage. Which doesn’t excuse absues by #healthinsurers or providers. Or violence. chicagotribune.com/2024/12/2… @wendellpotter @lowninstitute @KFFHealthNews @ryansolsten
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Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
@EvanKirstel
20 Dec 2024
December 1992: engineer Neil Papworth sent the first recorded SMS text message, ‘Merry Christmas,’ via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague! #ThrowbackThursday #mwc25
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Can't get new @HisenseUSA TV to detect TV channels or soundbar. Much time, tech person couldn't solve. She gives up, says supervisor will call back "today or tomorrow" (!) takes my email & phone. And that's the last I heard. #customerservice
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‘Feed The Hungry’ Goes From Ethical Injunction To Bottom-Line Benefit #FoodasMedicine #FoodisMedicine @KFF #MedicareAdvantage #Medicaid @godslovenyc @wendellpotter @NicholasFlorko @lowninstitute via @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill…

‘Feed The Hungry’ Goes From Ethical Injunction To Bottom-Line Benefit

Some Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans are paying for medically tailored meals and other dietary interventions believing "food as medicine" will reduce future costs.

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#PatientSafety and #healthpolicy: The safe care @realDonaldTrump got at Butler Memorial, shown by @LeapfrogGroup score should be the standard for everyone. @pfps_us @AHRQNews @PLAN4ZERO @RFKJRpodcast via @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill…
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Wait till a nurse asks about the right dressing #MedicalAI
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Michael L. Millenson retweeted
LukasM 🤯@lmichelbacher
12 Oct 2024
This could have been used an example for how NLP is not there yet in 1998 paper on word sense disambiguation.
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Men, ready for that special finger insertion? Also does breast exams. And you thought #DigitalHealth just meant an app. #prostatehealth #breastexam #MedicalAI therobotreport.com/researche…

Researchers create robotic finger that could perform medical examinations - The Robot Report

The researchers said this robotic finger could make it easier for doctors to detect diseases like breast cancer when they're more treatable.

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Is the medical establishment ready for #PatientsUseAI as part of #MedicalAI & #DigitalHealth? See: “Medical Journal Webinar Shows Ambivalence On AI, Patient Partnership” #BeLikeLight @BeLikeLight @HugoOC @NEJM_AI @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill…
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Politics drives #healthpolicy, so pay attn to issues invisible at #DNC & #RNC, like #Medicaid, #hospitalprices, #claimsdenials, #medicalerror. Also invisible, big donor influence. I look at @UnitedHealthGrp @OpenSecretsDC @wendellpotter via @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill…
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Jacob N. Kornbluh
@jacobkornbluh
22 Aug 2024
Jews for Harris-Walz pins ⬇️ “Mamas 4 Kamala” and “Don’t kvetch, vote”
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40% of time, Medicare-mandated #shareddecisionmaking #SDM for a surgical procedure done by the surgeon, not independent MD mandated. Will @CMSGov act? @ePatientDave @SusannahFox @S4PM #patientempowerment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Medicare‐mandated shared decision making for left atrial appendage closure in clinical practice

Introduction The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required a shared decision-making (SDM) interaction, with an “independent” physician, before left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)....

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My latest: Everyday Use Of AI-Aided Diagnosis Shows Promise And Perils via @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill… #MedAI #artificialintelligence @theNASEM @DanielYangMD @RadiologyACR

Everyday Use Of AI-Aided Diagnosis Shows Promise And Perils

Artificial intelligence-aided diagnosis may seem futuristic, but a recent National Academy of Medicine workshop heard compelling examples of promise and perils right now.

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d @BretStephen_NYT Libs, moderates don’t see how mainstream conservative media enable Trump. @WSJ editorial 7-22-24 criticizes convention speech tone, ignores untrue election claims. Ditto “Reich” usage. Or’ threats of “civil war.” Post-Jan 6, chilling.
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"Let us pause to remember the lemonade stands of our youth on a summer day." A wonderful history & tribute from the talented @rickkogan chicagotribune.com/2024/07/0…

Let us pause to remember the lemonade stands of our youth on a summer day

It was a fine summer day when the past came rushing back, arriving at a street corner in the heart of Old Town.

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#Patientempowerment revolution needed doctors like Spock, Katz, Ellwood, Wennberg & others. The fight continues @S4PM @BeLikeLight @BMJPatientEd @pfps_us @garyschwitzer @donberwick
The Health Care Blog@THCBstaff
3 Jul 2024
Fabulous article from @MLMillenson in which he lays out the history of physicians who have helped patients declare their "independence". The patient movement has depended on some giants helping make medicine participatory. thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2…
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When it comes to #patientsafety and #medicalerror, Cincinnati Children’s Is A Unicorn, But It Should Be A Role Model via @forbes forbes.com/sites/michaelmill… #patientempowerment @pfps_us @pttopt @PLAN4ZERO @AHRQNews
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Beyond @ONC_HealthIT: Artificial Intelligence Plus Data Democratization Requires New Health Care Framework blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.… via @petrieflom @DrewAltman @S4PM @BeLikeLight @lowninstitute @ePatientDave @healthythinker #PatientsUseAI #patientempowerment #collaborativehealth
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