Chronic Care
Many people have only one or two simple medical conditions that are quickly and easily addressed at a 15 minute office appointment. Others have several ongoing or chronic conditions which require regular observation, review of medications, and check-ups. This kind of care may involve encounters with multiple specialists and may occur in various settings like the clinic, urgent care center, ER, hospital, rehab center or long term care facility. Changes in the healthcare system have resulted in care that is fragmented and less personal. Physicians have become so specialized and limited by demands from insurance and administrators, that they are not able to follow patient's progress in real time as they cross this spectrum of American healthcare.
When you choose membership based primary care, you empower your physician to have more time and flexibility in managing your care. Because a direct primary care physician is not limited by insurance regulations and the need to constantly "see more patients", they can focus more on your unique health needs. That may mean speaking directly with your specialist by telephone in real time when you are in a consultant's office, coordinating care with your hospitalist if you are admitted, or making a home visit if you are too ill or otherwise unable to get in to the clinic. It opens up opportunities to receive care by same day appointment, telephone assessment or video conferencing from a physician you know and who knows you.
When you choose membership based primary care, you empower your physician to have more time and flexibility in managing your care. Because a direct primary care physician is not limited by insurance regulations and the need to constantly "see more patients", they can focus more on your unique health needs. That may mean speaking directly with your specialist by telephone in real time when you are in a consultant's office, coordinating care with your hospitalist if you are admitted, or making a home visit if you are too ill or otherwise unable to get in to the clinic. It opens up opportunities to receive care by same day appointment, telephone assessment or video conferencing from a physician you know and who knows you.