Kat Jong, MD

Psychiatrist, traveler, cook, health care and medical education innovation enthusiast. Proud former @RFPU_NW VP and board member. EPH. Tweets are my own.

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

I love seeing important issues explained clearly! Beyond the myths: ADHD explained in powerful comics https://t.co/6iRCsuCgIE via @kevinmd

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@BofA_Help is there seriously no way to verify a person that doesn’t involve going into a bank branch in person ? The year is 2023. Will you pay for my ferry ticket and travel time to go to a BOA branch or provide a different solution?

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@BankofAmerica the year is 2023 and somehow the only way for your fraud department to verify that I am real is to physically go into a branch with two forms of ID. Your nearest branch is over 2 hours from my house and isn’t open on the weekend. You can do better.

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@MollieMarr Llamas are awesome. Fun socks with scrubs are important! I went to the Minnesota state fair this year with my friend @ItsTheBrandi and she wrote an article about the Llama costume contest. Some fair in humanity restored by the wholesomeness. https://t.co/j9hDEU1f5Z

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@ItsTheBrandi’s delightful coverage of the The Minnesota State Fair’s Llama-Alpaca Experience https://t.co/YLkLnBhMDF AKA why I went to the Minnesota state fair this year.

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@HPECid Requiring primary source verification from every job you have ever worked is cumbersome and outdated. Imagine having to call the DMV every time you showed someone your license to prove it was real. People leave medicine because of the paperwork burden. #medtwitter, #physician

[Bradley Dreifuss @DreifussMD]

As #physicians in our #American #healthcare system, each of us know how challenging it is to navigate our fragmented system as patients.

#Now we have the #opportunity to help fix what should be within our control!

#Join our @HPECid team, working to build the future!

[Leah Houston MD @LeahHoustonMD]

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[Wendy Hasson MD @WendyHassonMD]

1/Please share this thread on behalf of my physician colleague, Eunice Stallman, who is facing the nightmare of her 9mo daughter, Zoey, being diagnosed with brain cancer several weeks ago. @BlueCrossIdaho has added to their anguish by obstructing access to vital treatment.

[Leah Houston MD @LeahHoustonMD]

https://t.co/utg6uQnCUl

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Do I have this right?

- ABIM requires yearly fees from physicians who are already cert to “maintain certification”
- no evidence that MOC helps pt care
- ABIM will report you as “not certified” if you don’t pay
- hospitals require certification

Idk kinda sounds like extortion

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

Great work @drbreenheroes and the Oregon Medical Board https://t.co/uCw9fZEaDq removing stigmatizing questions and language is essential for physician wellbeing. #MedTwitter #MentalHealthMatters

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@healthcareandy my understanding is that hypnotherapy has good evidence base. How they are implementing it digitally is obviously the big question. @tovamoada

[Sujan Gogu, DO @sujangogu]

The FTC's comment period for the proposed "Non-Compete Clause Rule" is an important opportunity to share concerns about its potential impact on patient safety and physician employment practices.

Please consider cosigning our letter to the FTC!

https://t.co/HU1EkwS6aD

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

@healthcareandy Unless the service takes clicks out charting and time out of non patient care hours, how does it make life better for physicians? Many of todays solutions are being sold to hospital admins or self insured employers and insurance companies. Not surprising.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Non-compete clauses

[Evercred @evercred]

COMMENT NOW, or forever hold your peace: https://t.co/uUllz2dn40

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

“DEA is soliciting comments until 11:59 p.m. on March 28, 2023. Anyone may submit comments – anonymously or otherwise – via electronic submission at this link. When commenting, refer to “Docket No. DEA-407” on all correspondence, including attachments."

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

https://t.co/QaKTqgh1Li The DEA's new proposal for prescribing controlled substances after the PHE is over is deeply problematic for several reasons. My biggest concerns are 1) privacy, 2) Cost, 3) Administrative Burden #telemedicine #Psychiatry

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

Requiring people to be licensed where the patient is and where they are creates an even higher overhead cost, and prevents prescribers from working when traveling to conferences or visit loved ones, even when there are no technological barriers.

[Kat Jong, MD @jong_kat]

Cost) Managing these additional requirements including documentation will require major overhauls to the EMRS and prescribing platforms being used, and the cost will be passed on to the prescribers