Graham Walker, MD
@drgrahamwalker.com
— ER doc in SF
— @Offcall.com co-founder (Solving physician burnout through transparency!)
— MDCalc.com creator
— Physicians' Charter for Responsible AI physicianscharter.ai/
(posts are my own and nothing to do with employers)
— @Offcall.com co-founder (Solving physician burnout through transparency!)
— MDCalc.com creator
— Physicians' Charter for Responsible AI physicianscharter.ai/
(posts are my own and nothing to do with employers)
Most people tune out when doctors rage about prior auth, opaque pricing, or middlemen sucking value out of the system. Except @mcuban.bsky.social.
Where we all see complexity, he sees opportunity. And he trusts doctors. Full episode:
www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
Where we all see complexity, he sees opportunity. And he trusts doctors. Full episode:
www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Most people tune out when doctors rage about prior auth, opaque pricing, or middlemen sucking value out of the system. Except @mcuban.bsky.social.
Where we all see complexity, he sees opportunity. And he trusts doctors. Full episode:
www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
Where we all see complexity, he sees opportunity. And he trusts doctors. Full episode:
www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
"The relationship between doctors and insurance companies has become an abusive one." — Dr. Elisabeth Potter who went viral after posting about United Healthcare's prior auth practices online
Our full conversation here: www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
Our full conversation here: www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"The relationship between doctors and insurance companies has become an abusive one." — Dr. Elisabeth Potter who went viral after posting about United Healthcare's prior auth practices online
Our full conversation here: www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
Our full conversation here: www.offcall.com/learn/podcas...
Why can't you say BOMB at an airport but you can threaten nurses in a hospital? In the past week:
1) Nurse was beaten in Florida
2) HCWs tied up and wounded at an ICU at UPMC
3) ER doc and staff stabbed in Chicago
Why are threats to TSA more serious than threats to healthcare workers?
1) Nurse was beaten in Florida
2) HCWs tied up and wounded at an ICU at UPMC
3) ER doc and staff stabbed in Chicago
Why are threats to TSA more serious than threats to healthcare workers?
February 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why can't you say BOMB at an airport but you can threaten nurses in a hospital? In the past week:
1) Nurse was beaten in Florida
2) HCWs tied up and wounded at an ICU at UPMC
3) ER doc and staff stabbed in Chicago
Why are threats to TSA more serious than threats to healthcare workers?
1) Nurse was beaten in Florida
2) HCWs tied up and wounded at an ICU at UPMC
3) ER doc and staff stabbed in Chicago
Why are threats to TSA more serious than threats to healthcare workers?
Timeline cleanse with nicest day we’ve had all year in San Francisco
February 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Timeline cleanse with nicest day we’ve had all year in San Francisco
Different verbiage, same vibes
February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Different verbiage, same vibes
if you're in nashville or at vive see you next week!
February 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
if you're in nashville or at vive see you next week!
ER doc's patient list yesterday
February 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ER doc's patient list yesterday
data.cdc.gov is dead, blamed on fucking bullshit DEI executive orders
February 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
data.cdc.gov is dead, blamed on fucking bullshit DEI executive orders
One of the things I absolutely love about both St. Denis Medical and The Pitt is the Filipino representation on both shows. Tagalog is spoken in both!
It's a tiny acknowledgement of Filipinos' impact on American healthcare and way, way overdue.
It's a tiny acknowledgement of Filipinos' impact on American healthcare and way, way overdue.
January 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One of the things I absolutely love about both St. Denis Medical and The Pitt is the Filipino representation on both shows. Tagalog is spoken in both!
It's a tiny acknowledgement of Filipinos' impact on American healthcare and way, way overdue.
It's a tiny acknowledgement of Filipinos' impact on American healthcare and way, way overdue.
A fertilized egg (conception!) cannot produce reproductive cells, neither large nor small.
Fuck, did Trump just make everyone non-binary?
Fuck, did Trump just make everyone non-binary?
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A fertilized egg (conception!) cannot produce reproductive cells, neither large nor small.
Fuck, did Trump just make everyone non-binary?
Fuck, did Trump just make everyone non-binary?
I am in this photo and i do not like it
January 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am in this photo and i do not like it
Have you tried searching on Google recently? It's a mess of ads. Or Facebook? Amazon?
It's the same regression in quality and service for patient, doctor, nurse. Exactly what’s happened to healthcare, just on a slower time horizon.
It's the same regression in quality and service for patient, doctor, nurse. Exactly what’s happened to healthcare, just on a slower time horizon.
January 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Have you tried searching on Google recently? It's a mess of ads. Or Facebook? Amazon?
It's the same regression in quality and service for patient, doctor, nurse. Exactly what’s happened to healthcare, just on a slower time horizon.
It's the same regression in quality and service for patient, doctor, nurse. Exactly what’s happened to healthcare, just on a slower time horizon.
It took me a few decades, but American healthcare finally makes total sense to me: 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱.
What’s 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and how does it work in healthcare? A 🧵
What’s 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and how does it work in healthcare? A 🧵
January 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It took me a few decades, but American healthcare finally makes total sense to me: 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱.
What’s 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and how does it work in healthcare? A 🧵
What’s 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and how does it work in healthcare? A 🧵
Did you know New Jersey reformed its prior authorization process?
I read 50+ papers on the topic and then wrote a deep dive article on the history of prior auth, how financially-conflicted insurers are, and solutions that we're finally seeing at the state level:
www.offcall.com/learn/opinio...
I read 50+ papers on the topic and then wrote a deep dive article on the history of prior auth, how financially-conflicted insurers are, and solutions that we're finally seeing at the state level:
www.offcall.com/learn/opinio...
January 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Did you know New Jersey reformed its prior authorization process?
I read 50+ papers on the topic and then wrote a deep dive article on the history of prior auth, how financially-conflicted insurers are, and solutions that we're finally seeing at the state level:
www.offcall.com/learn/opinio...
I read 50+ papers on the topic and then wrote a deep dive article on the history of prior auth, how financially-conflicted insurers are, and solutions that we're finally seeing at the state level:
www.offcall.com/learn/opinio...
Super weird that you don’t hear of diphtheria killing 7 kids in the span of two weeks these days #vaccines #fortdavis
January 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Super weird that you don’t hear of diphtheria killing 7 kids in the span of two weeks these days #vaccines #fortdavis
Oh shit, is that what’s making all the noise for our hotel room? 😒
December 28, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Oh shit, is that what’s making all the noise for our hotel room? 😒
Thanks to everyone in our hospitals, ERs, nursing facilities, and taking home call who are working today. Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Thanks to everyone in our hospitals, ERs, nursing facilities, and taking home call who are working today. Merry Christmas.
California: hold my beer 😥
December 23, 2024 at 4:06 AM
California: hold my beer 😥
Re-discovered my old MP3 collection. We're doing Christmas Mashups today
December 22, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Re-discovered my old MP3 collection. We're doing Christmas Mashups today
This denial letter for a pulmonary embolism is making the rounds, attributed to UHC but could have been any of the insurers.
The most important point here: the patient gets the bill and the blame but probably had zero control or say into this decision to admit them for a PE
The most important point here: the patient gets the bill and the blame but probably had zero control or say into this decision to admit them for a PE
December 16, 2024 at 6:06 PM
This denial letter for a pulmonary embolism is making the rounds, attributed to UHC but could have been any of the insurers.
The most important point here: the patient gets the bill and the blame but probably had zero control or say into this decision to admit them for a PE
The most important point here: the patient gets the bill and the blame but probably had zero control or say into this decision to admit them for a PE
Tornado warning in SF, unidentified drones in Jersey. I give up
December 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Tornado warning in SF, unidentified drones in Jersey. I give up
I don't do prior auths but this statement from a former UnitedHealth CMO seems wildly incorrect, out of touch, or gaslighting. I've heard from numerous doctors who are *not* put in touch with a true PEER (or have to go through hours of hold times to reach one)
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
December 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I don't do prior auths but this statement from a former UnitedHealth CMO seems wildly incorrect, out of touch, or gaslighting. I've heard from numerous doctors who are *not* put in touch with a true PEER (or have to go through hours of hold times to reach one)
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...
sooooo apple image playground is live
December 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
sooooo apple image playground is live
Is it ironic or fitting that the "contagion emergency kit" contains tamiflu which doesn't work for the flu either?
(Also none of these things will help you in an emergency)
(Also none of these things will help you in an emergency)
December 10, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Is it ironic or fitting that the "contagion emergency kit" contains tamiflu which doesn't work for the flu either?
(Also none of these things will help you in an emergency)
(Also none of these things will help you in an emergency)
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December 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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