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What to consider when selecting a specialist physician:

1. medical skill,
2. familiarity,
3. available appointment,
4. communication with the PCP,
5. Personality match with the patient,
6. returns the patient to PCP for continuing care,
7. type of insurance coverage.

IHP has extensive relationships with specialist physicians who are in the area of each individual clinics as well as having many specialists as consultants and trainers in our clinics. Due to the volume of members we serve we are able to build strong relationships with the best specialists in the area of each clinic who provide our members with immediate appointments and extensive follow up. Since our nursing staff does all coordination of appointments it is a seemless process for our members.

In addition to selecting the best specialists for our members we also bring specialists to our communities to speak on Cardiology, Aesthetics, Anti-aging, wellness, arthritis, and almost any other topic that the members would like to learn more about.

How do other PCP’s select their specialists? Check out a recent study done on this topic and learn how the relationship and search IHP has already done for you can take away the unknown when seeing a specialist.