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The primary purpose of the blog is to introduce healthy lifestyle concepts and answer common questions regarding medical concerns we receive from patients that are important. We want to start conversations that will help educate, benefit, and improve your well-being.
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Health Benefits: Direct Primary Care Offers Cost Solutions To Employers
Employers out there know how hard it is to hire and train employees. This is why retaining a reliable workforce is important. It’s all about investing in your staff and creating a safe and energizing environment so that your employees feel good about going to work. Utilizing direct primary care for the employee’s health needs will save a bundle while improving the quality of medical care.
Sun Safety
Skin cancer is serious, and the primary source of skin cancer is the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Report any unusual spots, lesions, moles, or skin changes to your doctor.At Beyond Primary Care, we routinely offer our patients skin shave biopsies, punch biopsies, as well as excision biopsies of any suspicious looking skin lesions.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
HPV is most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Most men and women will contract some type of strain at some point in their lifetime. For the vast majority of adults, the immune system will fight off the infection and you may never know you had it. Yet, there are times HPV doesn’t go away and it can cause serious health complications, including cancer.
Gun Violence & Healthcare
Gun violence is a problem. Gun violence is a public health crisis. With the daily gun violence affecting our nation - Michigan included- and the deaths of nearly 20 elementary children recently, we reflected on our business values. In this article we present an honest conversation for meaningful change to our nation’s gun violence problem.
Allergy Testing
Beyond Primary Care offers skin allergy allergy testing to confirm your allergy suspicions and to identify the specific allergens that trigger your response. Skin tests- the ‘gold standard’ of testing’ are highly sensitive and can detect allergies that other forms of testing may miss. Additionally, skin tests involve little to no discomfort, making them favorable to perform- even on children.
STD Testing
We educate our patients and any prospective patients on sexual health. STDs have been and will remain a significant public health concern. In this article we discuss many types of STDs, possible symptoms, testing options, and treatment.
Supplements
There is rapidly growing evidence that certain supplements can help with a great number of medical conditions and concerns, and prescribing them is becoming more common. In addition to the prescription medications that we have been dispensing, we are now stocking and dispensing various supplements.
Relief For Prescription Drug Prices
The majority of people have health insurance that includes coverage for medications. Beyond Primary Care is a Direct Primary Care clinic. As part of our mission to make our patient’s healthcare affordable, we stock thousands of medications. We sell our medications at wholesale prices by contracting with the same medication wholesalers as major chains. However, unlike retail pharmacies our clinic sells the exact same mediations to our patients at those wholesale prices.
What is Prior Authorization?
Doctors and pharmacists say they take away resources (time + energy) that would otherwise be used for patient care. Patients say it is a barrier to accessing medication and services they need. Let’s learn more about these barriers to healthcare.
Medication Delivery Service
Beyond Primary care is committed to our patients not only being able to afford their medications but also getting the medications in an accessible and timely manner. Beyond Primary Care not only cares for people in Washtenaw county, but also has patients in Wayne County and Livingston County. Luckily for everyone, we will ship your medication.
Health Insurance Reimbursements: Be Prepared to Wait
If you want to know why the health insurance system in America is so irreparably broken, look no further than how it reimburses its own members- let alone the thousands of physicians, pharmacists, therapists, and others who bill for the services they provide.
Top Rated Doctor in Ann Arbor
Beyond Primary Care was recognized by Top Rated Online as a top rated facility for medicine in the area! We are grateful for the long-term friendships and trust we have developed with our patients.
How To Treat Allergies
The sunshine is radiant, the flowers are blooming, and we can go for walks without spending 10 minutes bundling-up inside. You couldn’t ask for much more. But for allergy sufferers, springtime can be miserable. Allergens are lurking everywhere. Learn more about how you can identify allergies and how to treat allergies.
Blood Pressure Management
Dr. O’Boyle discusses how people diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) may be frustrated, saying “How is this something I have” when you don’t feel any different. Symptoms sometimes validate a diagnosis. Blood pressure management also discussed.
Cervical Cancer Screening in Michigan
At Beyond Primary Care, Dr. O’Boyle has experience in female gynecologic health and routinely perform pap tests as part of wellness exams.
Open Enrollment For Families
At Beyond Primary Care we routinely offer all our members opportunities for same day and next day appointments with the same doctor who is already familiar with you and your medical history.
The Greed Of Mark Cuban
DPC patients can be seen AND treated all within the same visit, eliminating higher cost middlemen out there.
Where To Get A Sports Physical In Ann Arbor
The purpose of the sports physical evaluation is to to maximize the health of athletes and their safe participation. This is different than the annual physical because annual physicals not only focus on physical health but also developmental, emotional, and social aspects of your kids wellbeing.
Healthcare Without Insurance
Dr. Jeff O’Boyle at Beyond Primary Care discusses affordable and accessible healthcare options for you if you don’t have health insurance.
LGBT Friendly Doctors in Ann Arbor
Dr. Jeff O’Boyle from Beyond Primary Care discusses the importance of LGBTQ healthcare.