Announcements
- ONLINE CONSULTATION: A NEW SERVICE Can we save you an office visit? My goal is to provide convenient service. I care about you and respect your time. I am offering "Secure Messaging" for routine office communications (appointment requests, prescription refills, and general messaging to discuss a bill or other clerical questionS). Also,I offer "Online Consultations" for clinical questions. Both services are available here. "Online Consultations" include a charge to you if they involve significant physician time to address, or when they serve as a substitute for an office visit. Both "Secure Messaging" and "Online Consultations" can be accessed here by clicking on the "Register with Your Physician" area. I use a secure network to communicate with you because standard email is not sufficiently secure, does not live up to federal liability standards and may inadvertently expose your clinical records and information to your employer or other unintended people. I know that coming in for an office visit is not always convenient and has a real cost to you as a patient. Co-payments, gas and parking, lost wages, child care and other real costs of office visits add up. I am sensitive to these costs and the value of your time. My "Online Consultations" service and modest associated fee are designed to save you money when your questions, that previously required an office visit, can be adequately answered online. "Online Consultations" is not the ideal service for all patients, but it will serve the needs of many. We are happy to offer this service and convenience to you. Let me remind you that it may take some time for me to see your message, so please DO NOT use any email on my web site for urgent problems. I may insist that some questions require an office visit.
CARE PHILOSOPHY & MISSION - MYPHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES
My goal is to provide a continuum of care to you and your family. Care requires a commitment from us both - a mutual understanding that our long-term relationship will be successful when we base it on communication, access, respect & education. Communication Whether you are talking about your symptoms, your family, your life-style, your values and beliefs, or even your job, you are sharing information with me that is valuable and impacts your total health. As keenly as you listen to me when I provide you with a diagnosis or discuss your overall health status, I will have listened to you. To effectively use the many sophisticated diagnostic technologies available to us today, one must have the master key - I have found the key to be the insights gained from our conversations. Thorough knowledge of your personal history and values is critical to the application of scientifically based clinical care. Understanding you as a whole person enables me to tailor the best approach and treatment for you as an individual person. It has been my experience that personalized care is the end result of dynamic, honest, enduring and reciprocal communication. Access On the practical side, it is essential that all patients have easy access to their physician. Ease of access includes same day urgent care visits, and for those who are connected to the Internet, consults by secure E-mail. In the changing environment of health care, access in its broader definition implies not only expeditious contact with me (your primary care physician) but access to specialists at St. Joseph Hospital. My extensive training and experience in Internal Medicine and Cardiology give me the expertise necessary to manage everyday illness routinely seen in the office, as well as to actively participate in high-technology settings, such as Tertiary Care Centers and Intensive Care units. I will carefully orchestrate the management of your care by coordinating the specialist care you may require and taking a broad view of your needs as a whole. Respect I believe that the foundation of our relationship is respect for you as a person and for your personal dignity. Respect implies a humanistic approach to your care, with appreciation of your individuality and values. I recognize your rights, your ability to make informed choices, and your unique health care needs. My promise to you is that I will represent you and promote your well-being above all other considerations. Education Education is another aspect of communication. I encourage you to actively participate in your own medical care, and I will strive to provide you with clear information that will enable you to make educated choices. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have, personal or even media-related. I will be happy to answer them. We are partners working towards your wellness, together making informed choices regarding your health and well-being.
ISRAELI BOARD CERTIFIED IN CARDIOLOGY
CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISRAELI CERTIFIED IN CARDIOLOGY; SPECIAL INTEREST IN WOUND CARE, DERMATOLOGY, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WOUND CARE SPECIALIST. ESTHETIC MEDICINE AND DERMATOLOGY PROCEDURES.
