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Dr. Erika Creech, a family practice physician, opened Wellness Clinic and Family Care a year ago at 2158 Highway 45 South, across the highway from Wal-Mart South. The clinic is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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731-256-0526.
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Get the most out of your doctor’s visit
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| Dr. Erika Creech examines patient Glenna Green |
Dr. Erika Creech, who practices at the Wellness Clinic and Family Care, offers helpful tips to get the most out of your upcoming doctor’s appointment …
• Write down what you hope to get out of the visit and the issues that you need to address with your physician. These may include refill requests, symptoms or a new physical finding since your last visit.
• Update your physician about new or changes in medications since your last visit. This will help avoid contrary medication interactions.
• Bring all your current medications with you to the physician’s office. Not having them may take valuable time out of your visit hunting them down.
• Note any changes in your health or any interim visits with another physician.
Taking these steps can avoid wasted time during your visit so that you and your physician have time to address what is important to you, says Dr. Creech.
Dr. Creech and her staff take an extra step to make sure patients get the most out of their visits. Patients are sent home with a short, written summary of the visit. The summary includes the patient’s name, key points made during the visit, changes in or new prescribed medications and dosing instructions.
“If a follow-up appointment is made,” says Dr. Creech, “patients are encouraged to post the visit summary and appointment cards in a conspicuous place as a reminder to follow the plan of treatment and keep the return appointment.”
If the patient is being referred to a specialist for a consult, a request for consultation form is completed. “This way we know the patient made the appointment, and we find out what the recommendations are for our patient,” added Dr. Creech.
“Many times patients are nervous or timid when they come to the doctor,” says Dr. Creech. “By writing things down ahead of time and bringing in medications, the patient is better prepared to inform me of what is going on with them. Both the patient and the doctor want to get the most of the appointment time. Then, with a visit summary, we help the patient remember what we discussed as well as the treatment we want them to follow. It works well for both patient and physician.”