Health Suite 110: Direct Primary Care Simplifies Healthcare for Patients

7/4/2016

Today's current healthcare system in America can limit patients choices for care and blind them to true costs of service.

Instead of having piece of mind on the care they are receiving, many patients have to fight insurance companies about services, costs and innocent coding mistakes that hike up the prices that the patient has to pay.

In addition patients over the years have gotten used to longer waits and shorter visits with their primary care doctor.

Fortunately there seems to be a growing trend of a more efficient model of patient care, at least in the world of family physician services. This model is referred to as Direct Primary Care.

What Direct Primary Care means is that you and your doctor have a clear, close working relationship with each other free of bureaucracy and 3rd party insurance interference.

Health Suite 110: A Family Physician Practice that Works With Patients to Provide Excellent Care

Health Suite 110 is a family physician facility located in Kansas, co-founded by Dr. Kylie Vannaman and Dr. Haseeb Ahmed.

With independent practices in the same location, both Dr. Vannaman and Dr. Ahmed's focus is on making sure the patient is comfortable and does not feel rushed to discuss issues regarding their health.

In our traditional healthcare system, many patients feel like they are on a conveyor belt being shuffled from one room to the next. Their ability to get the care they need is limited by what their insurance company is willing to cover.

But if you were to remove the insurance company out of the equation then the doctor and patient can work toward a mutual understanding of the best road to take to maintain the best state of health possible.

What facilities like Healthy Suite 110 prove is that insurance companies aren't needed for many general physician services.

Their patients can substantially reduce their insurance premiums because many services (like those shown below) are already included with their monthly service fee.

Health Suite 110 Patient Services

24/7 direct access to your physician via phone, email or text (NO phone trees)
Unlimited clinic visits, emails, texts, and phone calls
Same day or next day appointments
Annual wellness and prevention visit (includes general physical, well-woman exams, school and sports physicals)
Annual adult flu shot (while supplies last)
Urgent care (acute illness, injury, etc)
Chronic care (diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, etc)
Extended, relaxed visits
Discounted medications
Discounted labs and imaging (X-rays, CT scans, MRI, etc)
Community education & events
No co-pays or hidden fees
In-office procedures as needed, including: EKG, spirometry, mole removal, rapid strep test, urinalysis, urine pregnancy test, laceration repair (stitches), wart treatment, breathing treatments, splinting, skin biopsy, sebaceous cyst removal, joint injections, ingrown toenail treatment, cryotherapy, ear wax removal, pap smears, IUD removals, etc.

Smaller patient panel to improve coordination of care and communication with the rest of your healthcare team
If hospitalization is necessary, we are here to coordinate your care, communicate with the hospital team, provide prompt after-hospital care and follow-up.
Privacy: your health information will not be shared with any third parties (including insurance companies) without your authorization
Freedom to choose: if you require other services or sub-specialty care, we are free to utilize whomever is in your best interests without limitation to any particular hospital system
Now that we work directly for you (instead of the insurance company), you have a doctor who has more time to listen, stay up-to-date on medical information and to research issues more thoroughly, thus avoiding unnecessary sub-specialist referrals, testing and overall costs.
A meaningful relationship with your personal doctor to address prevention & wellness, acute illness and injuries as well as chronic disease management.

Simple and Direct

Patients that visit Health Suite 110 are essentially paying members of a club. It is the job of Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Vannaman to live up to the expectations of their members:

Their passion to care for patients makes this responsibility a rewarding pursuit for them.
Their patients don't have to worry about setting up an appointment next week so they can sit in a waiting room and have limited time with their doctor that has many other patients to see.
Their efforts build trust and stability. Peace of mind can help the healing process in addition to the health services performed.

A sense of being on the same team. Dr. Ahmed and Dr Vannaman each have their own blog where they share their insights on how to optimize care and efficiently provide solutions for their patients.

Is the Direct Primary Care Model Good for Me?

Everyone is different with their own set of unique circumstances. Here is some information to help you decide if Direct Primary Care is a good option for you, straight from the website of Health Suite 110 co-founder, Dr. Kylie Vannaman.

What you should ask yourself is:

How satisfied are you with the current setup with your family doctor?
Does a Direct Primary Care monthly fee with all of their stated benefits provide me with savings to make this worthwhile for me?
How much could I reduce health insurance premiums if most of my health needs are already being met by a facility such as Health Suite 110?

Besides financial benefits, do you feel as if your doctor is in your corner and has your best health interests in mind?

Do your research? A theme on my site is that an informed mind can more easily choose the most efficient and logical solution for themselves.

Dr. Vannaman and Dr. Ahmed are examples of professionals that act on their convictions to provide a high quality of service to their patients. They are trying to remove obstacles away from the patient to receive the best care.

In today's healthcare climate of rising premiums, limited coverage and lack of price transparency, it is worth your time to see if a direct primary care facility can work for you.

With a proven track record of making the care of their patients their top priority, the doctors at Health Suite 110 will serve as a testament that clear communication and exceeding patients expectations is the norm and not the exception.