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What do I get with a Direct Primary Care  membership?

8/19/2020

 
Like many DPC practices across the country, Direct Doctors offers more to our patients than the average fee-for-service (insurance based) primary care practice.  
Some highlights include:
  • Cell phone access: that's right...text your doctor, directly!
  • Direct urgent contact: to your doctor for input and appointments
  • Remote visits: text a photo of your rash, ask for the prescription you know you need for your UTI, and your doctor can handle many clinically allowable issues for you while you stay in the comfort of your home
  • Care for the whole family: newborns, kids, geriatrics, well adults, sick visits, end of life care all from the same doctor that knows you all well
  • Included services: vaccines, wellness checks, sports physicals, basic gynecologic care, minor skin procedures (wart freezing, skin biopsy, minor wound repair), and even some joint injections!

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Why does it take so long to get an MRI approved?

8/12/2020

 
The process of getting an MRI for a patient used to involve two things - a doctor who wanted an MRI and a patient who needed an MRI.  A doctor is trained for over 11 years (many specialists are trained even longer) to make the right decisions on behalf of patients.  We use that knowledge and training to decide when an MRI makes sense for our particular patient’s situation.

However, in the past decade or two things have changed drastically and continues to become progressively more complex.  Now getting an MRI involves:
  • The patient who needs it
  • The doctor who wants it ordered
  • The insurance company
  • The insurance company’s hired third party non-clinical staff who administrates prior authorizations
  • The clinical staff at the third party who reviews authorizations
AND
  • The billing administrator at the imaging facility who reviews and ensures authorizations are done by the doctor

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    Lauren Hedde, DO; James Hedde, DO and Mark Turshen, MD are Family Physicians and Co- Founders of Direct Doctors, Inc. a Direct Primary Care Practice.

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