RWL Newsletter #8

Greetings from sunny Durham! UNH is officially back in session, and I am back to teaching the next generation of healthcare leaders, which is such an amazing privilege. This is a "back to school" newsletter, because I am going to share with you three things I have shared with my students this week.

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What: The 16 most absurd ICD-10 codes By Katie Bo Williams

Why: Because it's hilarious. And today in my finance class I was starting to introduce students to the concept of coding. Did you know there is a code for being sucked into a jet engine? And not only that, there is a code for being sucked into a jet engine more than once? There's some good ones in this article. Just to make you feel a little less bad about that whole ICD-10 thing.

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/the-16-most-absurd-icd-10-codes/285737/

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What: Doc Vader Vs. Hospital Administrator by ZDoggMD.com

Why: Again, because it's hilarious. Used this to introduce the idea of HCAHPS, and a discussion about culture. I was just introduced to ZDoggMD by a former student this week - he is going to be a staple in my classes from now on.

https://youtu.be/QHfan71zHKk

Listen

What: Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset? from Freakonomics Radio

Why: Not as funny as the other two, but thought provoking. How do we solve the fact that spend a huge amount of public resources at the end of life, and for the most part rather fruitlessly? What if we set up an insurance contract that paid you out half the sum of the expected costs of your end of life care, and you just took the cash? You have to love how economists think.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/are-you-ready-glorious-sunset-rebroadcast/

OK – those are my suggestions for this week. If you find these links interesting, won’t you tell a friend? They can subscribe here:https://tinyletter.com/markbonica

I' d love to hear what you think of these suggestions, and I'd love to get suggestions from you. Feel free to drop me a line by e-mail, or you can tweet to me at @bonicatalent .

Thanks for reading and see you next week!

Mark

Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-0598
mark.bonica@unh.edu
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Twitter: @bonicatalent

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau