Health Connect Series: ViaroCare: Expect Better
Almost half of us in the U.S. live with chronic health conditions that can lead to death, like diabetes, high blood pressure, or lung disease, and many struggle with two or more of these diseases. The best management is scheduled follow-up. But for those worrying about the high cost of care and medical bills, routine care is often sacrificed for visits only where there is a problem. Unfortunately, our current healthcare system profits from disease and does not prioritize health promotion at an effective personal level. This exact recipe has led to the current chronic disease epidemic.
Your well-being is a cornerstone for longevity and your quality of life. The supports for your health, like access to quality and affordable care, should be designed in reference to your needs. Getting this aligned to ensure a foundation of routine personalized care is hard to come by, and you should expect better. At Viaro, you can.
In the last Health Connect article you learned how Viaro integrates many services that prioritize your well-being through health promotion and disease prevention. Committed to cost transparency, Viaro does not profit from anyone’s infirmity, ever. Whether you’re using Viaro with your traditional health plan, cash, or with a DPC membership, we are dedicated to your health.
ViaroCare. Your annual exam should not be a dreaded check box on your annual to-do list. At Viaro, it won’t be. The obvious difference is in access to personalized quality care. You are not a number on a waiting list that your provider eventually sees for about 10 minutes. Visit times are longer so you and your provider can get to know each other and create an authentic relationship.
Viaro knows the importance of prevention. True primary prevention—or completely preventing something from happening, is not always possible. But having an established relationship with your provider and not being afraid of the financial impact of an office visit increases the chance you’ll see your provider for routine screening to detect disease early. Primary prevention is ideal but catching something early leads to better outcomes. This is known as secondary prevention, like a mammogram screen for breast cancer or a biometric screen for diabetes or high blood pressure—get those through Viaro as well.
Integrated Care. Typical primary care services are available at ViaroCare, like physical exams or well visits, vaccinations, acute non-emergent care, x-ray, labs, pathology, and chronic condition management, but there’s more with integrated primary care. That’s what makes Viaro truly unique. Integrated care gives you priority access to a collaborative network of services and providers, including therapeutics like massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, and acupuncture—and services for your emotional well-being like behavioral health.
Speaking of behavioral health. Your physical health is impacted by many things, and at Viaro we believe you can’t treat the physical without including your mental wellness—so your mental health is part of primary care. It’s even included in DPC memberships. Viaro has two licensed professional therapists to address your needs, including depression and anxiety screening, virtual or in-person talk therapy, adult ADHD assessment, and more.
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness, and less than half receive services for mental health. Viaro truly wants to be a vital part of the solution.
Your Provider Team. Viaro’s unique integration allows providers to take care of you as a team that communicates and collaborates. The team includes providers with primary care specialties like women’s health, family, and functional medicine. Access to this team and your primary provider ensures you receive the best care when you need it. Your provider can also quickly refer you to behavioral health or physical therapy, knowing it’s just down the hall and is accessible.
Viaro does things differently. Intentionally. Viaro is on the frontier to provide you with the whole health and well-being services you should expect. Care at Viaro is high quality, accessible, affordable and focused on you. Because we all should Expect Better.
Lila Tully, CHES
Health Education Specialist, ViaroThrive
For questions or comments, contact wellness@viarohealth.com
