Father | Husband | Assistant Prof HPB @UWSurgery @fredhutch MD/PhD focused on healthcare finance Previously @MDAndersonNews @UCLASurgeryRes
Seattle, WA
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Out today in @JAMASurgery we provide updated benchmarks for the cost per minute of OR time and, for the first time, estimates of charges and revenues per minute as well:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
tl;dr -
cost per minute: $57
charges: $295
revenues: $66
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The add-on code G2211 compensates clinicians who serve as a patient’s longitudinal focal point for care. CMS has proposed replacing it with two new modifiers, but it’s unclear why. | Forefront
Christopher Childers, et al. | @UW
healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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@Health_Affairs Swapping G2211 for two modifiers means another round of template and coding changes. I'd want the problem stated before we rebuild.
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As CMS finalizes the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, ACS Fellows Drs. Don J. Selzer, Thomas C. Tsai, and Christopher P. Childers examine proposed changes to G2211 in @Health_Affairs. Their analysis raises concerns about costs and how different visits would be paid.
Read the article: healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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Phenomenal study from Dr. James Wu and the group @UCLASurgery
@acsJACS
ovid.com/10.1097/XCS.0000000…
Out this morning in @Health_Affairs Forefront @Thomasctsai @DonJSelzer and I discuss CMS's proposed changes to G2211, and ask the fundamental question - what problem are they trying to solve? healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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From the October Issue of @AnnSurgOncol: A National Survey of Contracts, Compensation, and #WorkplaceCulture Among #JuniorSurgicalOncologists
@cchildersmd
@LVSelbs
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@SyedAAhmad5
October Issue: A National Survey of Contracts, Compensation, and #WorkplaceCulture Among #JuniorSurgicalOncologists @cchildersmd @LVSelbs
ow.ly/MKjk50ZXa9b
@SyedAAhmad5
@SocSurgOnc
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October Issue: A National Survey of Contracts, Compensation, and #WorkplaceCulture Among #JuniorSurgicalOncologists @cchildersmd @LVSelbs
ow.ly/MKjk50ZXa9b
@SyedAAhmad5
@SocSurgOnc
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A new @TIME article highlights a JACS analysis of geographic disparity in surgeon supply across the US.
The study found that 38% of US counties have no general surgeon, affecting more than 15 million Americans.
Read the @TIME article at: time.com/article/2026/09/29/…
Find the JACS study at: ovid.com/10.1097/XCS.0000000…
In @acsJACS, we looked at the evolution of the Medicare fee schedule 2018 - 2024
tl;dr: payment rates (wRVU/min) are now the same across specialties, and any differences in comp across specialty are unlikely to be materially impacted by the fee schedule ovid.com/10.1097/XCS.0000000…
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A message from our President, @DrLolaFayanju of @queensu and @KingstonHSC: “Surgical Outcomes Club is my intellectual safe space.”
We couldn’t agree more.
Join us on September 26 in Washington, DC: surgicaloutcomesclub.com/ann…
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Open operation looks different in the minimally invasive era.
Among 105,085 operations, conversions accounted for nearly half of open appendectomies and cholecystectomies. Conversion was associated with 147% and 116% longer operative times and 7.07 and 7.60 times higher odds of complication, respectively, vs minimally invasive surgery.
Read the full study by @cchildersmd and colleagues at: ovid.com/10.1097/XCS.0000000…
In Part 2, we show hypocrisy in the @CMSGov mod 25 policy. They think only procedures get more efficient when they overlap, what about the rest of the fee schedule? facs.org/advocacy/health-pol…
@AmCollSurgeons @DonJSelzer @Thomasctsai
Part 1 copied below: facs.org/advocacy/health-pol…
For the 2027 PFS,@CMSGov has proposed a 50% pay cut when procedures are performed the same day as an E/M. We looked at the data: 1,458 procedure codes would be affected across a broad range of specialties.
Part 1 of our analysis below. Part 2 coming soon.
@DonJSelzer @Thomasctsai
A proposed Medicare payment change could affect 1,458 types of procedures across a broad range of office-based specialties.
ACS researchers looked at the data to understand how the proposal could affect surgeons and their patients.
Explore the findings and read the full ACS analysis: utm.guru/usy3K
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The Board of Directors election ballot opens tomorrow! Here’s how to cast your vote:
1. Make sure your membership is active.
2. Check your email tomorrow for your link to the ballot.
3. Review the nominees and submit your selections.
Voting closes after lunch on September 26.
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Last chance to register for our How to Get the Most Out of Your Fellowship webinar!
Don't miss out on how to succeed in fellowships with guidance from members of the Fellows and Young Attendings Committee.
📅 Thursday, August 27 | 6:00 PM CST
Register: ow.ly/u3O150ZtQJK
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Are Medicare reimbursement changes putting surgical care at risk?
The American College of Surgeons is calling for a pause on additional reforms while existing changes are evaluated: generalsurgerynews.com/a/Xj0…
#Surgery #HealthcarePolicy
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Should Medicare reimbursement changes be paused?
The American College of Surgeons says more evaluation is needed before additional reforms move forward.
Read more: generalsurgerynews.com/a/Xj0… #surgery