Talking with Colleagues in Roanoke Valley, they estimate an average of 3 months to establish care as a new patient. Even then, you have to wait weeks/months to be seen for follow ups.
Returning to the days of shared decision making between the patient and physician; DPC allows us to work together and take all the time needed to manage your health. We utilize technology in order to be available you 24/7 via text, video calls, phone calls and of course office visits. Maximizing your time living life.
Typical medical practice consists of 2,000 - 3,000 patients. Clearly not a surprise you only get 7 minutes with your Physician (of course hours in the waiting room). As a member at Star City Medical you will be one of 200 patients, you will have the time and access you need to live a healthy life.
Traditional fee for service models of health care have resulted in a backlog of patients and large corporate structures attempting to optimize 'throughput' of patients. Like you're cattle. Efficiency coordinators, bean counters, top heavy administrations turned the Doctor-Patient relationship into COGS on the wheel of medicine. Thus forcing Physicians to turn patients into numbers and algorithms. Not with a DPC model practice and not at Star City Medical.
The Direct Care model focuses, instead of paying for each visit or procedure and some medications, you pay a monthly fee. This fee unchains your doctor from a model that promotes productivity and throughput over quality care and allows a focus on you, the patient. This creates more face-time with your physician when you need it and provides convenient access outside the office as well with phone, text, email, video calls, etc.
Star City Medical is dedicated to providing high-quality, unhurried medical care, essential for you. Practicing with uptodate evidence-based and expert opinion care, you will receive the best care in the field of Internal Medicine delivering wellbeing and proactive maintenance of your health. You can see Dr. Lindsey for all preventive/urgent/routine needs and chronic disease management. Whether it is heart failure with burdensome edema or pneumonia, we will work to keep you out of the hospital, saving money, and at home where its comfortable. Many times having this relationship and access can save you from more expensive venues like the hospital or emergency room. But if you do end up needing the Hospital. Dr. Lindsey will be there to help coordinate your care too.
Humans are complex organisms. Not everyone with the same disease has the same cause. Not all can be treated with a cookie cutter health plan. We will work for you to determine the cause of your diagnosis and develop a plan that maximizes quality of life. And luckily we have been able to partner with The Weigh Station so our patients in need can participate at reduced rates, improving their overall health with every pound lost.
At Star City Medical, wait times are just a few minutes. Appointments are as long as they need to be. Even better, if appropriate many visits can be handled with a video call or an easy phone call. And if you're out of town on holiday, we will be there for you too so you can get back to your time.
Many services are included for members of Star City Medical. Suturing, EKGs, in-office ultrasound, joint injections, skin biopsy, most oral antibiotics and many others. We have negotiated the best cash prices for medications, labs, imaging and pathology. We take the burden of paying our partners so you don't have to. For any service not covered by your membership, you will receive an online automated invoice for these services so you are not chasing down bills. The prices are transparent. Of course you may choose to use your insurance for those ancillary services if you'd prefer and we will help you with that too.
Patients can rest assured their health information will remain where it belongs, PRIVATE. Your health information has no need to pass through the many employees at insurance companies, hospitals, care management organizations. You have the privacy you deserve.
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We're very excited to welcome Salem Family Medicine patients to our practice. We will begin seeing patients in Dr. Taylor's former office July 1. We will have insurance based care and continue to offer Direct Primary Care for those patients interest! See you soon!
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