How We've Stayed In Line with Our Vision
A Year-in-Review Letter from Dr Brie

What a year 2020 has been! It will go down in the history books for sure! How we choose to reflect on it is entirely up to our perspective. Here’s a little look back from the perspective of YOUR doctor, a mom, and a business owner. 

First of all, thank you! There is absolutely no way we would be here without our forward thinking members who wanted to approach their health care in an innovative way. It reminds me how we have practiced in line with our vision: 
Re-envision health+care
Provide service  
Model Balance  
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We’d love to hear YOUR input! 
Please fill out our Annual Member Survey, if you haven't already 

We want to hear what you think about us!
Please take our Member Satisfaction Survey
Every year, we collect data to be sure that we are meeting the needs of our patients and members
Please help us do that by filling out this survey


Wondering if there are different options for health coverage for 2021!?
Watch Dr Brie's Facebook Live Video to find out more and read our newsletter to explore your options


COVID Testing Dates - week of 12/21/20
While we do not recommend that you travel or see friends and family outside of your household for the holidays, we want to offer you TWO testing options next week that can make it safer if you are planning to see those you love.
 
Monday, 12/21
1:30 pm - 3:00pm
and
Wednesday, 12/23 
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Prices:
Member COVID Consultation (rapid test included, if indicated) - $95
LabCorp send out swab* (results in 2-4 days) - $50 with insurance/$150 self pay
*must be done Mon, 12/21 to get results by 12/23-24
We are offering testing to non-members, please contact us for pricing
 
Let us know in the portal if you'd like to sign up for one of those times

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 COVID Vaccine Questions?
Dr Brie will be doing a Facebook Live event about the new COVID vaccine in the next few weeks. If you have questions about the vaccine for her address in her live event, please email them to Alison.

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Why Do They call it "Middle" Age? 
Midlife Weight Gain Explained
by Gretchen Frey, MD
In over 30 years of practice, I think the number one complaint I have heard from female patients over 40 is gradual weight gain. This most often happens around the perimenopause (roughly age 45-55), and it is nearly universal. No matter how active, fit, or historically thin a woman may have been (and many of us have not been especially active or thin), somewhere in this window the weight will begin to increase, and it all seems to gather at the waist rather than on the hips as we’re used to seeing. I decided when this happened to me that it must be the true meaning of “middle” age!

Member Satisfaction Survey
Every year, we collect data to be sure that we are meeting the needs of our patients and members
Please help us do that by filling out this survey

DOPC Giving Tree & Scholarship Memberships
The Giving Tree has been in action at DOPC since December 2018 thanks to a generous pair of members that set the idea in motion. If you are in a position to help others financially, we ask that you consider making a one-time or on-going donation to our DOPC Giving Tree or gift a membership to a friend or family member.

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Previously, we were asked to quarantine for 14 days after a close contact exposure. 14 days is still the *GOLD STANDARD* but it can be shorter under these circumstances:

• No Symptoms after 10 DAYS, okay to end quarantine
• Test at day 5-7 AND no symptoms at 7 DAYS, okay to end quarantine

​A COVID Exposure or Close Contact is defined as...

Contact to a person with COVID or positive test for cumulative 15 minutes in a 24 hours period inside or outside masked or unmasked.

#GivingTuesday
DOPC Giving Tree & Scholarship Memberships
We are still lingering in a period of time when people in the service industry and small businesses are greatly impacted.  People on the edge of their finances find Direct Primary Care because they can not afford the high cost of health insurance.  This dangerous combination has many of our patients in a place where they will soon need to consider cutting off their only lifeline to care and medications.  
 
Many of YOU want to DO SOMETHING TO HELP!
If you are in a position to help others financially, we ask that you consider making a one-time or on-going donation to our DOPC Giving Tree or gift a membership to a friend or family member!
 
The Giving Tree has been in action at DOPC since December 2018. It is an internal program where some of our clients donate money to help others in need. The Giving Tree funds support scholarship memberships, medications, and provide labs or flu shots to some our members suffering from financial hardship. All funds are tracked internally, all recipients must apply and show financial need.  It is not a tax deductible donation, however, as we do not have non profit status.  
 
EMAIL US IF YOU WANT TO PITCH IN! 

If you are experiencing sudden financial distress, please reach out to us. We are currently offering a 3 month discount on our membership down to $35/month. You can apply to be a recipient of the Giving Tree donations by sending us a secure message in the portal.

Also, if you are a current member in a financial crisis know that you might now qualify for MEDICAID.  We will re-open to new Medicaid members for our current patients that qualify but we require you inform us right away when you apply and are accepted.