Christine Walk, NP, has been a beacon of hope for Medicaid elders in southeast DC, an area where access to healthcare is notoriously difficult. During the Omicron wave, she became the sole provider in her practice, but this did not alter her unwavering dedication to health equity.
"PicassoMD let me do that," she shares. "I had very complicated patients who could not get in to see a specialist during the pandemic."
One poignant example involves a home-bound patient with a broken ankle. "How do I bring this patient to an orthopedist?" she recalls thinking. She sent the fracture imaging to a sports medicine doctor via a PicassoMD curbside, allowing her patient to avoid a specialist visit. "We saved a referral, and I was able to order her a boot!"
Christine’s dedication, combined with PicassoMD's innovative digital healthcare platform, has mended critical gaps in care, ensuring vulnerable patients receive the timely, specialized attention they need. Experiences like these gave Christine the confidence to open her own practice, Spindle Health. She may be a solo provider again, but she still has the city’s top specialists just a curbside away to help her deliver exceptional care to her patients.
This story is a testament to the power of technology in transforming healthcare delivery, especially in underserved communities.