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On April 1^st we will be transitioning to a new software platform to manage our medical records and billing of your direct primary care membership. In the coming days, I will post more information detailing all the benefits this transition holds for our practice and for you as patients.  The first step of this process is adjusting the way monthly memberships are invoiced.

As we currently bill in arrears it will require an adjustment in billing schedules and a partial payment for the remainder of March. Starting in April, membership invoices will cover the calendar month, not just the prior 30 days of membership.

For example, if your next billing invoice is on March 7th, that invoice covers the prior 30 days of service, that is, February 7th through March 7th. Since the new billing method won’t start until April 1st, the remainder of March (the 8th through the 31st) will need to be billed separately. The remainder of the month will be prorated for each member as described below.

In April, all memberships will be invoiced on the 1^st and the invoices will be automatically drafted on one of the following days: 1^st, 5^th, 10^th, 15^th, 20^th, or 25^th.  The date will default to which one is nearest, but after, your current invoice date.  For instance, a renewal date of the 7^th will become the 10^th.  Patients may contact the office to change the date used at any time.

All memberships will cycle on the calendar month and billing will be done for the current month of membership.  Memberships will no longer be billed in arrears.  For instance, a membership charge that is processed on the 10^th covers the month in which it was processed, and memberships would stay current through the last calendar day of the month.

The schedule of partial payments is as follows:

Memberships that renew on the 1^st through the 7^th will require a 75% partial payment.

Memberships that renew on the 8^th through the 14^th will require a 50% partial payment.

Memberships that renew on the 15^th through the 21^st will require a 25% partial payment.

Memberships that renew after the 21^st will not require partial payment.

These partial payments will be assessed manually on March 25^th.  Please contact Lainy at 244-1800 or tmahv@secure.trinitymedical.net if you would like to change that processing date.

One of the reasons I love #DPC is that it allows me to make up my own holidays sometimes. Did you know that today is National Bring Your Daughter’s Dog to Work Day? Apparently it is. #Eli-awesomeness

A1c: 6.0 –> 5.5%
Insulin: 17.7 –> 8.3 mcIU/mL
TG: 163 –> 64 mg/dL
Wgt: 252 –> 228 lbs
#LCHF #whyIdoctor #DPC

Being careful not to create a false dichotomy, the reality is that
good food + good exercise + good sleep >> good medicine + good surgery

A study from two years ago showed the following:

1. Today, it takes an average of 24 days to schedule a new physician appointment in a large U.S. city.

2. The 24-day average noted in 2017 marks a 30 percent increase since 2014, when the average was 18.5 days. The average was 20.5 days in 2009 and 21 days in 2004, according to previous Merritt Hawkins reports.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-flow/patient-wait-times-increased-30-since-2014-5-survey-findings.html

We generally see new patients in 1-2 days. For instance, we have availability tomorrow if needed. This is healthcare without hassles, built for you.

Yesterday was our birthday! Trinity Direct Primary Care launched in 2016 and we are excited to be 3 years old. It’s nice to be out of the ‘terrible twos’, however we’re definitely still in a growth spurt which doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon, thankfully. Do you think we’re too old for a smash cake? Remember, you’re only young once but can be immature the rest of your life.

Honestly, we are just so very grateful for God’s sweet provision and guidance over the years and are thankful to be part of so many patient’s lives. We hope to continue for years to come.

With a focus on incredible customer experience, beautiful modern aesthetics and brilliant use of social media, these 5 medical and dental practices around the U.S. have really figured out how to deliver care.
— Read on www.buzzfeed.com/go2244/5-medical-practices-around-the-us-that-are-chang-3mpxg

Exciting to see fellow DPC practice Atlas MD and free market surgery pioneers, Surgery Center of Oklahoma make the list of most innovated changes in healthcare. It’s also noteworthy that two of the other practices are either membership based or free market based approaches to primary care services. Existing to be a part of the healthcare revolution putting patients back in the center of their care.