Appointments
Routine appointments may be scheduled by calling (610) 779-1330 during regular office hours. The staff may ask specific questions about your medical needs in order to allow enough time for your visit to us. We understand that a sickness cannot be planned, however, please call as early in the day as possible for a sick visit so that we can see you that same day. Accepting "walk-in" patients makes everybody wait longer than necessary, so please call for an appointment. Although we strive to keep your office wait to a minimum, patients with special or emergency problems must take precedence. We request your understanding and patience. Please help us maintain our schedule by contacting us if you are unable to keep an appointment. If you schedule an appointment and do not show for your appointment you will be charged for that visit.
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Emergency Care
If an emergency occurs during our regular office hours, call our office and appropriate arrangements will be made to care for you. If an emergency occurs and our office is not open call our office and you will be given instructions to contact our answering service. The answering service will contact a physician for you. If there is a delay in response time from our physician please call back again. If you have a critical or life threatening emergency call 911. If you have an HMO insurance, you must call the doctor before proceeding to the Emergency Room. We have a physician on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Fees and Insurance
We participate with the following Managed Care Plans, Medicare and insurance plans. For all other plans, a receipt will be given to you to submit for your reimbursement.
| Aetna | Health America / Health Assurance |
| Administrators & Consultants | Keystone Health Plan Central |
| Amerihealth Administrators | Keystone Sr Blue |
| Benefit Concepts | Keystone East |
| Berkshire Health Plan | Keystone 65 Choice |
| Pennsylvania Blue Shield / Independence BC | Loomis |
| Blue Ridge Health thru BHP | PHC |
| Capital Blue Cross | PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems) |
| Cigna | Railroad Palmetto Medicare |
| Frank Vaccarro & Assoc. | Teamsters |
| Geisinger | United Healthcare |
| Gettysburg Health Administrators | Valley Preferred |
| HGS Administrators |
Office Hours
| Monday | 8:00am to 4:00pm | |
| Tuesday | 8:00am to 7:30pm | |
| Wednesday | 8:00am to 6:30pm | |
| Thursday | 8:00am to 7:30pm | |
| Friday | 8:00am to 4:00pm | |
| Saturday & Sunday - Urgent calls only. Physician on call. | ||
Office Visit
On your initial visit to our office, you should arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. Please let our receptionist know you have arrived for your appointment. New patient information and forms will be requested. These questions are necessary to properly evaluate your health. Insurance information is necessary for claim submission. Payment is expected at the time of visit. Please be assured that all information is confidential and will not be disclosed without your written consent. Please bring a list of all the medications you are taking at present for your physician to review with you.
Payment
Payment in full is expected at the time of services rendered. You are responsible for uncovered services, and deductibles. Co-payments are expected at time of visit. We accept personal checks, Mastercard and Visa in meeting these obligations. Visa and Mastercard minimum amounts charged is $10.00. We encourage you to discuss any financial problems with our Business Office. Our Business Office is open Monday through Friday 8am to 3pm. We will work with you to arrange a reasonable payment schedule. Accounts over 90 days are past due and will be sent to our collection agency. These collection account patients may be subject to discharge from the practice if recovery is not made.
Prescription / Refill Policy
Prescription requests can be called to the office Monday through Friday. So that we have enough time to get your request authorized and phone in the prescription, please give us 24 to 48 hours notice. Please do not wait until the last day of medication to call the office. Have the prescription name, prescription number, pharmacy name and number available. This will aid us in processing your refill in a timely manner. For your convenience there is a pharmacy located in the building.
Prescriptions can also be refilled online. This is intended ONLY for elective, non-urgent refill requests.
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Telephone Calls
Our telephones are answered by an automated service. If at any time during the message you need immediate assistance dial "0" and you will be transferred to our telephone operator. Many minor problems are routine and will be handled by our trained nursing staff. If your problem/question requires a physician's opinion, a message will be taken for your physician. When your physician answers his/her messages a member of our nursing staff will return your phone call. If your problem/question is non urgent and your physician is not in the office, your call may not be returned until your physician returns to the office. Please avoid leaving duplicate telephone messages as this will slow down the return time of your original phone call. Except for a critical emergency the doctor will not be interrupted while seeing patients. After normal office hours, non-emergency calls are answered by our answering machine. Please leave a detailed message and your call will be returned during regular office hours.
Test Results
A member of our office staff will call you with a significantly abnormal test results. If you wish to call for your test results you may do so by calling our Test Result Line @ extension 228, we will respond to your call within 24 to 48 hours.
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Updated: August 8, 2010