We are proud to offer you a medical care practice where patients are what matter most. Here, there are no more middlemen, no more intrusive insurance requirements, and no more barriers to your care. In our practice, it’s just us working together to keep you healthy. It’s time for primary care and internal medicine to get personal again! We hope you’ll join us. ~ Dr. Reese and Dr. Vilaythong
Services
The Practice
Our chief goal is to make our patients the center of the medical practice by providing more time for office visits, better communication between visits, more continuity of personal care and more attention to detail than what is offered in a traditional insurance-based practice.
Erin Reese MD is able to provide concierge medicine services to residents across the state of Texas and the following local cities; Houston, Dallas, Austin, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Victoria, San Angelo, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Boerne, Corpus Christi, Galveston.
Approach: Concierge MD Program
Our approach to your care is evidence-based, comprehensive, individualized, and compassionate. In order to provide you with the quality care you deserve, we will take the time to get to know the whole you so we can tailor your treatment plan to your individual needs. There is no “one size fits all” approach to internal medicine.
What gives us joy is working collaboratively with our patients to form unique solutions to very complicated medical problems. Whether it is a focused discussion about the prevention of disease or a lengthy discussion about treatment options for a new diagnosis, we believe that education empowers OUR patients. We’ve learned over 7 years of training and MORE than 10 years of practice, the more likely we are to be successful in improving your health. This approach takes time and is not achievable in a traditional “insurance-based” model.
Our practice is based on a concierge care model. This means that one simple annual fee covers all the services we provide in our clinic. There are no copays or unexpected charges. Our patients always see a physician in our office and they have 24/7 access to their personal physician even on weekends and evenings in case of emergency. In our office, calls are handled efficiently and you will not have to wait days for a response or weeks for a test result. We will help you navigate the healthcare system and we will advocate for you when your insurance denies a medication or procedure we know you need.
To read more about why we chose the concierge medicine model, please read our article here.
Why Concierge Medicine?
| CONCIERGE MODEL | Traditional “Insurance-based” Model |
|---|---|
| 30-60 minute office visits | 10-15 minute office visits |
| See YOUR primary care physician EVERY visit | Will frequently be seen by a physician extender such as nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant which fragments care |
| Minimal wait time for appointments | Will frequently wait weeks to months for an appointment |
| Minimal in-office wait time | May wait an hour or more in-office |
| Access to YOUR doctor via phone, text or email 24 hours a day | Rarely able to speak to your physician between office visits |
| Relaxed, comfortable office atmosphere | Busy office with stressed-out or hurried staff |
| Flexible office hours for visits | Rigid office hours |
| Simple annual fee for services provided | Complicated billing structure with co-pays and extra fees |
