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Prioritizing You: Six Ways evolvedMD Meets Patients’ Unique Needs

By Erik Osland
January 22, 2024

In this blog you will learn:

  • What makes your health uniquely yours—physical and mental health
  • How evolvedMD, the leading integrated care provider,  puts patients first to meet their unique whole health needs

Let’s talk about your health as something that’s uniquely yours.  Because it’s true: your health is one-of-a-kind, like a fingerprint, and in interest of putting patients first healthcare providers must understand the value in meeting their unique needs. The problem is that America’s broken healthcare system doesn’t treat it that way. Modern healthcare is needlessly complex and isn’t designed to meet your unique needs. How are patients like you supposed to live your happiest, healthiest life when our healthcare system doesn’t understand or support your unique healthcare journey? My family witnessed the repercussions of this approach firsthand. 

Your Unique Healthcare Journey and Putting Patients First

In the 2010s America’s broken healthcare system failed to acknowledge my chronically ill father’s unique needs. Our family dealt with routine doctor visits, endless phone calls, and the financial strain of spending over $1,000 per month on medications (even on Medicare). My father eventually passed from his illness in 2018. Witnessing all this was equal parts heartbreaking and frustrating.

His story fueled my desire to disrupt the broken system and address patients’ unique needs. Thinking the solution was in pharmaceuticals, Steve Biljan and I founded a medication management company that integrated pharmacists into primary care. But during a pilot program at a Phoenix-based practice, we realized these patients’ mental health suffered too. In fact, we discovered that 80% of these patients screened positive for depression but lacked access to mental health care.

So, we decided to integrate mental health therapists into primary care settings instead of pharmacists. evolvedMD was born. This was critical for us to address what’s uniquely yours: your whole health, physical and mental together.

Since 2017, evolvedMD has treated tens of thousands of patients like you at their preferred primary care practice. Besides our innovative approach, what truly sets evolvedMD apart is putting patients first and recognizing, understanding, and addressing their unique, evolving needs.  

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Six Ways evolvedMD Will Meet Your Unique Needs

Across Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Florida, we staff licensed mental health therapists at primary care practices like yours.  Here’s our commitment to you and all patients we serve: 

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Receive Comprehensive, High-Quality Care

The problem patients face – Traditional healthcare often treats isolated symptoms or conditions. This leads to fragmented care that ignores the relationship between physical and mental health.  

evolvedMD’s solution – Our approach treats the whole you, physical and mental health. Tackling each at the same time leads to a healthier, happier you in less time compared to traditional healthcare.

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Feel Heard, Respected, and Cared For

The problem patients face – In traditional settings, patients often feel like a number rather than a living, breathing person. The one-size-fits-all approach leaves them feeling unheard and uncared for, leading to frustration and dissatisfaction. 

evolvedMD’s solution – Our approach begins and ends by putting patients first. This ensures you feel heard, respected, and cared for every step of the way on the path to healing.

 

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Receive Comprehensive, High-Quality Care

The problem patients face – Traditional healthcare often treats isolated symptoms or conditions. This leads to fragmented care that ignores the relationship between physical and mental health.  

evolvedMD’s solution – Our approach treats the whole you, physical and mental health. Tackling each at the same time leads to a healthier, happier you in less time compared to traditional healthcare.

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Receive Culturally Competent Care

The problem patients face – We all come from diverse backgrounds. That’s why one-size-fits-all solutions foster misunderstandings and lack of trust, leaving patients feeling disconnected. 

evolvedMD’s solution – We understand how diverse upbringings and cultural factors impact health. Our services respect and address your unique experiences to craft a care plan that best meets your needs.

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Get the Care You Need Onsite and In-Person

The problem patients face – When physical and mental health aren’t integrated in one setting, patients find it challenging to receive timely care.  

evolvedMD’s solution – You get the care you need under one roof. No community referrals, driving across town to make appointments, or juggling bills from numerous healthcare providers.

 

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Collaborative Decision-Making

The problem patients face – Decisions are often made by healthcare professionals without actively involving their patients. Poor alignment between treatment plans and patients’ preferences, values, and goals results in dissatisfaction and worse outcomes. 

evolvedMD’s solution – We don’t leave you, or your health, in the dark. Our approach empowers you to actively participate in crafting your care plan with your doctor and therapist.

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Easier to Navigate and Understand

The problem patients face – Navigating our healthcare system is needlessly complex, especially trying to understand healthcare coverage and bills. 

evolvedMD’s solution – With health insurance, you will pay the same copay to see one of our therapists as you would your doctor. One bill, no confusion. 

Your health is unique, and it’s about time it’s treated that way. At evolvedMD, our commitment is not just to reimagine behavioral health but to make personalized care the standard, not the exception. 

Make an appointment with your primary care provider today and talk to them about receiving onsite mental health care. If we aren’t at your preferred practice, we are entering new clinics all the time and encourage you to stay hopeful.