Office Visits
All the services we offer qualify under one of the visits below. There are of course specific procedures customized to each patient, but almost all visits include blood pressure, weight, and heart rate measurements. Time lengths are given to accomodate your scheduling, but please remember that they are only approximate. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.
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History & Physical Appointments
A History & Physical (also known as an H&P) is a comprehensive health evaluation and management visit. It includes an age and gender appropriate history and examination. You will also receive individualized medicine-related counseling and anticipatory guidance. We will do our best to help you reduce your risk factors, and we may order appropriate immunizations, laboratory, and diagnostic procedures. If you have any forms that need to be filled out by your doctor, H&P appointments are the best time for your doctor to collect the information needed to do so.
This is a very thorough exam for preventive purposes and should be done only when your health is in a stable condition. It is recommended that you have an H&P once a year if you are over the age of 40, or once every two to three years for patients 39 and under. Please note that most insurances do NOT cover more than one of these exams a year. Some insurances require that you have the exam done at a designated location in order to have coverage. Please contact your insurance company or insurance agent if you are not sure.
Length: 30 to 60 minutes
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Follow-up Exams
Follow-up exams address specific problems. It is the problem focused evaluation and management usually of an established patient (i.e. not new patients). It may include counseling and coordination of care with other providers or agencies depending on the nature of the problem(s) or the needs of you or your family.
Length: 15 minutes or more if necessary
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Urgent Care
Urgent care appointments are for new patients or for established patients with new problems or symptoms. Our physicians will evaluate the situation and decide how best to manage it. This may or may not include prescriptions, referrals, or further tests. If necessary, you may be asked to come in to our office again for a follow-up appointment.
Length: 15 minutes or more if necessary
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Pap Smears
A pap smear is a routine screening exam for women. It entails vaginal and cervical exam and the acquisition of a cervical cell samples for diagnosis at a lab and is usually not done while the patient is menstruating. Results typically take anywhere from a few days to 3 weeks. They can be done with either your Primary Care Physician (PCP) or your OB/GYN (Obstetrician/Gynecologist). If you prefer, we have female practitioners you can schedule with. If your pap is not performed by a female, a female medical assistant will be present. Pap smears are done as often as recommended by your physician.
Length: 30 minutes
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