Patient Portal

By popular demand, we are now using the portal for limited communication.

Our electronic medical record has a secure messaging system/portal; we encourage all patients to sign up. Please ask the front desk staff for a temporary password. Once you have portal access you will be able to:

1. View Visit Summary, and Medications
2. View Labs, Immmunization records and Growth Chart
3. Request non-urgent appointments and on a limited basis make sick appointments for the next or same business day. (Remember it is still ok to call and talk to a real person to make appointments.)
4. Send a non-urgent message to the doctor, request a referral, ask a billing question or communicate with the front desk. These messages are reviewed daily Monday-Friday. You will get our attention faster by phone.
5. Fill out and update (change of insurance, address, phone, etc..) our registration forms.

PCMH

Patient Centered Medical Home

We are in the process of becoming certified as a Patient Centered Medical Home by NCQA ( national Commitee for Quality Assurance). This means we are dedicated to helping you get quality, personalized and coordinated health care for your child(ren). Please click on the Brochure link for complete description and details.

Download PCMH Brochure Patient Centered Medical Home Brochure

Influenza Vaccines

September 2016: The flu vaccine is recommended for all patients from 6 months of age to adult. Flu vaccines are available now. Due to new CDC recommendations, Flumist will not be offered this year.

Now that fall is almost here, it is time to think about winter and INFLUENZA. The 2015-2016 quadrivalent vaccine provides protection against 4 strains. The AAP recommends that all children over 6 months be immunized. Furthermore the CDC recommends Flu vaccines for all adults. This is especially important for children under 2 years old, those at high risk for complications from influenza (asthma, diabetes, neurologic, cardiac and immunologic problems) and their families. Children under 6 months are too young to receive the vaccine. They will be partially protected if all their household contacts are vaccinated. Children under 9 years old who receive the vaccine for the first time will need 2 doses, one month apart.

The flu vaccine should be administered from now through the winter. Please contact us to arrange a nurse appointment. If you are in the office for a well­child visit, we can administer the vaccine then. We will be able to vaccinate parents in order to facilitate optimal protection as long as our supplies last.

We are requiring pre­scheduled appointments to try to minimize waiting time. Vaccinations will be given on a first come, first serve basis. It is important that you keep your scheduled appointment or call to cancel, as the time slots are limited. If you do not cancel, there will be a $15 no show fee. Doctors will not be available to examine patients during flu vaccine clinics.

Tdap Vaccine Recommendation for Parents and Grandparents of Newborns.

The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended the household contacts of newborns get the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine to protect the baby from pertussis (whooping cough). This recommendation includes grandparents as well as parents. Mothers can get the vaccine in the second half of pregnancy which would give the fetus some of the mother’s antibodies or she can get it after the baby is delivered. Siblings who are up to date on their vaccines are already protected against pertussis. If adult family members can’t get the vaccine at their physician’s office, we would be willing to do it here.

New Recommendations for Child Restraints in Vehicles

NHTSA has made new recommendations for child restraints in vehicles. Infants/Toddlers should remain rear facing in their car seats in the backseat until two years old. Older children should stay in booster seats in the rear until age eight AND 4 foot 9 inches. Link below for more information:

1. Child Safety: Which car seat is the right one for your child? Recommendation from NHTSA
2. Car Safety Seats: Safety and Prevention from Healthy Children.org