Specialists at Your Service

We Do Know a Little Bit about a Lot…

As family practitioners we are expected to know a wide range of topics and health conditions.   And while we pride ourselves on knowing as much as we can about all things medical, it is impossible for us to know all the intricacies of specialty medicine.   We realize that a physician or colleague that focuses on one area of medicine has insight in that area that we might not have.

 

 

A Team of Specialists

Never fear at Direct Medical Care we have a team of hundreds of specialists available to us for consultation.

 

 

Rubicon MD

Over the past year we have been utilizing an online service called Rubicon MD.  It is an online eConsult platform that gives us access to hundreds of specialists and subspecialists in medicine.   What often takes three to six months to get consultation we can get in less than 24 hours.   Not to mention the cost to see that specialist after that long wait is estimated to exceed $200.

Quality Care that is Timely

Last night I was reminded what an incredible offering it really is for our patients:

I had an interesting case that had me puzzled and decided to ask the specialist via Rubicon MD for some input and guidance.   I put together the clinical history and data at 6PM and had a response by 9PM.   The patient’s case was reviewed and reassurance that we were managing things correctly with added precautions on what to do moving forward.

Better care for patients that is affordable and timely is another added bonus at Direct Medical Care.

 

Ann Riggs, DO

Patient-Driven Affordable Healthcare

 

 

Welcome Dr. Parker to the Team!

On the eve of Dr. Parker’s first day in the clinic at Direct Medical Care I thought it only appropriate to share a little more information on her. Check out her bio:

Dr. Parker was born and raised in the Kansas City area.  She is one of six children of Dr. and Mrs. C. Phillip Pattison who reside in Weston, Missouri. After spending her freshman year of high school at Shawnee Mission Northwest she moved with her family to Rolla, Missouri where she graduated from Rolla High School in 2001. She returned to Kansas City later that year to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine. Upon graduation, she was chosen as the recipient of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Award. Dr. Parker spent one year at the University of Indiana Emergency Medicine Program in Indianapolis. After a year of Emergency Medicine training she chose to return to her passion for primary care medicine. She completed a residency in Family Medicine, followed by a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital. During her time in Indianapolis, Dr. Parker married her husband, Dr. Matthew Parker, and had three sons. Dr. Parker and her family returned to the Kansas City area in 2013 and they reside in Weston, Missouri.  She was employed as a Family Medicine physician at the Cerner Corporation through August 2017. During her time at Cerner she was the recipient of multiple patient service excellence awards. Dr. Parker chose to pursue a new path in medicine by joining Dr. Ann Riggs, Beckie Moore, and staff in her Direct Medical Care clinic in January 2018.  Dr. Parker is thrilled to be providing affordable, comprehensive, and most importantly, compassionate care for her patients. 

Welcome to Dr. Parker and her family to Direct Medical Care and our community!

 

Ann Riggs, DO and Staff

Patient-Driven Affordable Healthcare