Doctors Accepting New Patients Q&A

To find a doctor that accepts new patients, it is important to ask the right questions. First, it is essential to get referrals from friends and family; they can provide invaluable information about trusted and qualified doctors in the area. After getting a few leads from friends and family, check online to see which doctors are nearby that treat your specific health concerns. Read the reviews online to find out more about their practice and what their current or previous patients think. This can prove invaluable and help narrow down the search by focusing on what is important to you. It is imperative to find out if they are currently accepting new patients; even if you find the perfect doctor, they have to have the capacity to serve you. When you have made a few decisions, call their offices and schedule a meet and greet with the doctor. Ask them personally pertinent questions, like if they have experience treating your specific health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. This can help determine if they can provide the care you deserve.

Private doctors reserve the right to refuse care to certain patients for a number of reasons. The most obvious reason is that the doctor is not qualified to treat their condition, such as visiting a neurologist for heart problems; there are certain things outside their scope of care. Other reasons may include:

• The patient exhibits drug-seeking behavior;
• The patient is disruptive or otherwise difficult;
• The doctor does not work with the patient’s insurance provider; and
• The doctor’s personal convictions, such as a doctor refusing to prescribe narcotics for pain.

There are other reasons why a doctor may refuse to treat a patient, and understanding their reasons will help you determine if they are the right fit.

A doctor’s meet and greet is the time for the potential patient and prospective practitioner to get to know one another. This meeting typically involves dozens of questions, reviewing family and personal medical history, learning about family members such as children, discovering the clinic’s practices and what they treat, and much more. It may only last a few minutes, or it could last much longer, however, doctors often have a select amount of time available, so they may have to wrap up the meeting so they can treat other patients. During this time, it is imperative to ask the right discovery questions to learn if the doctor is the right fit. It is also important to take note of their communication style; do they answer your questions in a way you can easily understand, or do they move on to the next topic before ensuring you fully understand what they have said? These are important considerations that can be the deciding factor of a new doctor-patient relationship.

Yes, we are! If you are looking for a new doctor, visit our clinic today to get to know our practitioner and how we can work together.

Pine Knob Urgent Care is currently accepting new patients! Contact us today to book a meet and greet with our doctor, or visit our clinic conveniently located at 6310 Sashabaw Rd, Suite C, Clarkston, MI 48346. We serve patients from Clarkston MI, Waterford Twp MI, Springfield MI, Pontiac MI, Auburn Hills MI, Oxford MI, and surrounding areas.