It’s time to Learn A Thing!™️ • she/they/he • Queer • Black • Educator • Neurologist • Anti-Prior Auth • No longer using this platform
Joined December 2019
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11 Jul 2022
Okay, but my baby has a really cute onesie. 🧠
ALT Baby in a white onesie that says “Relax… my Mom is a Neurologist”
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22 Nov 2023
Had a peer to peer scheduled with @UHC as they denied a medication for my patient. I explained what clinical trials have shown, guidelines, and expert medical opinion. Doc then responded that she can’t override the denial due to “plan policy.” 1/5
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22 Nov 2023
I will be going further with an external appeal. @UHC will pay for my healthcare for my patient. Unfortunately, the delays mean more time to reap profits off interest. That’s why the system is set up this way. 5/5
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10 Nov 2023
Insurance denied Nurtec for patient because it wasn’t on their formulary. I couldn’t find their formulary online so I called to ask. They informed me that rimegepant is on formulary and I can order that.
Friends… rimegepant and Nurtec are same damn medication.
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Headache on the Hill 2024 applications are officially open! Don't miss out on our first fully in-person HOH since before the pandemic. We can't wait to see you all in DC! Apply at qrco.de/hoh2024 #HOH2024 #HeadacheOnTheHill #Neurotwitter #MigraineChat #Migraine #Headache
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3 Nov 2023
Everyone from New Jersey better be doing this!!! We need this reform desperately!
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3 Nov 2023
Everyone has the right to their test results but having patients being able to see them before the doctor is just adding extra stress and anxiety. Let the medical team review the results and then give it to the patients with an explanation.
2 Nov 2023
the window of time btwn receiving test results & your doctor's explanation of those results is an anxiety-filled mess of emotions.
what do these words mean? do I need to be worried? do these incredibly long-winded explanations explain my new symptoms?
truly: what is happening?!
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3 Nov 2023
Like sometimes “abnormal” results have no impact on the clinical scenario. And it’s the provider’s job to interpret these results based on all available information and educate the patient on what the fancy words mean.
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30 Oct 2023
Whooo…. After months of procrastination, I finally took my continuous certification exam to remain a certified Headache Specialist and…. I PASSED!
The testing never ends….
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
16 Oct 2023
I sit in this room - its walls adorned with portraits of the giants of our field - to get work done every time I'm on service.
I can't help but wonder if their visions of the future of neurology included (Black, disabled, Latina) neurologists like me.
ALT A Black woman with her hair in long twists takes a selfie in front of two portraits. The woman wears a satiny green button down shirt and has a N95 mask looped around her neck. The portraits depict two older white men, both of whom have gray hair and who are wearing glasses, one of whom is in a black suit and the other of whom is wearing a gray suit.
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17 Oct 2023
I just wanted people to be aware that the @DGlaucomflecken Cinematic Universe has its own wiki and I am pleased with this.
glaucomflecken.fandom.com/wi…
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
Prep for interview season: Make sure you have a clean and professional interview space, clear webcam, and reliable internet. Ask your school for designated spaces if necessary. Dress well even though it's virtual! Do your homework: know why you applied to each respective program.
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
5 Oct 2023
Can we stop saying certain patients are “VIP”?
Either everyone or no one is VIP.
Stop insinuating that some patients deserve different or better care than others.
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
7 Oct 2023
As an intern, just want to express how important and valuable medical students are to the team. Like your hard work is so appreciated and honestly does make a big difference! Any resident/attending that makes you feel otherwise needs to rethink their career in medicine 🤷🏼♀️
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
4 Oct 2023
New in @NEJM.
“Black residents training face ⬆️ rates of both remedial interventions & dismissal from their programs than do their White counterparts. This disproportionality raises concern that Black trainees are being overpoliced in medical education.”
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Courtney S-White, MD retweeted
6 Oct 2023
1 hour, nothing accomplished. This is why medicine is fed up with insurance companies.
I hung up defeated, but I feel like this is exactly what they want. Beat you down until you give up.
I will start again tomorrow. We must advocate for patients
@DGlaucomflecken
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6 Oct 2023
Or how you can bill a higher level if their care is limited by social determinants of health?
4 Oct 2023
Has anyone talked about how providers bill for time which puts people who don't speak English at an immediate financial disadvantage because it takes longer to do a visit with a translator?
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