Robert Nelson, MD
NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/health/direct-primary-care-providers-extend-concierge-services.html?_r=0
Do you prefer having the doctor come to you at your home or office OR the doctor having an office you go to?
The Louisiana legislature has passed a bill allowing Direct Primary Care in Louisiana. This is good news for the citizens of Louisiana.
Robert Nelson, MD
January 20, 2014
January 20, 2014
Maybe it’s time we do a little comparison shopping to make sure we are getting the best value for our health care dollars and make sure our best interests are being represented.
The Doctor Telephone Maze VS The Doctor Dana Mays
The Doctor Telephone Maze
You’ve been there. We all have. It’s 8:30 am on a Monday. You woke up with a severe sore throat and fever. You know it’s Strep throat. Your child tested positive Friday at the urgent care. (The doctor is out on Fridays). So you call XYZ Medical Clinic for your doctor.
Voice mail: “Thank you for calling XYZ Medical Clinic. If you have a medical emergency, please hang up and call 911.”
You, sarcastically: “Really? I should call 911 for an emergency? What’s the number to 911?”
Voice mail: “Our office hours are 8-12 and 1-5 Monday-Thursday. We are closed for the weekend. If you have an urgent problem that cannot wait until Monday morning, please visit your local emergency room or urgent care clinic.”
You recheck your watch (8:31 am) and think. “Yes, my husband left for work this morning. It must be Monday.”
Direct Primary Care means better health care for you and your family. Stop problems before you end up in the hospital with better access, affordable care from your family physician.