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Field Notes

Shorter dispatches from records rooms and county offices.

5 posts

October 23, 20263 min
Diagnosing Is Harder Than It Looks
Christina Applegate’s MS reversal shows why “I don’t know yet” can be an honest answer
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October 8, 20266 min
Which Codebooks to Buy for the CPC Exam
What to buy for the CPC exam, and which year to buy.
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October 1, 20262 min
Happy October 1st, Fellow Coding Geeks
A small, nerdy holiday.
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$Midcentury-style illustration of Kevin Costner writing Stage 1 survival above 90 percent and Stage 4 survival below 10 percent on a classroom chalkboard.$
September 22, 20263 min
Costner Does the Math
The math is right, but looks can be deceiving.
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September 19, 20262 min
Bhattacharya's Bad Habit
A framing technique dressed up as a correction — and why the loudest voice questioning the science is the one who keeps turning disagreement into proof of conspiracy.
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Diagnosing Is Harder Than It Looks