This week we opened our 8th brick and mortar office. Muskegon joins Mt. Pleasant, Cadillac, Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, Greenville, and Marquette as full offices offering pain management and suboxone therapy in addition to medical marijuana certifications. We also are running approximately 15 travel clinics offering certifications throughout N. Michigan and the UP. There are two more and several additional physicians in the works, so stay tuned for more news this summer.
As we expand services, adding locations and staff, we have had to make some changes in our infrastructure. We are adding a full call center out of Cadillac to provide central scheduling of appointments, coordinate my travel schedule, and make sure the phones are answered. One other major change is that we are going to a full electronic medical record. Other than the obvious advantage of being able to coordinate visits for a patient between several offices, we will be able to better track our patients for renewal reminders and research into the demographics of cannabis patients in Michigan. All old records will be scanned into the new system and be available at any of our offices and even at the travel clinics.
Initially we did certifications, then expanded to pain and suboxone therapy. Now we are setting our sights on our ultimate goal. A series of reasonably priced primary care offices to better serve those without insurance and avoid costly and ‘patchwork’ primary care by ER. We want a place for people to get routine care for minor issues without having to resort to hospital emergency rooms and urgent cares. Folks have a right to have a doctor that is ‘their’ doctor, and we hope to be the one they turn to in the near future. I think we are well on the way to realizing that goal.
Dr. Bob
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