Question 1

What can you treat?

Accepted Answer

I can treat a broad range of complaints over the phone or in your home. Text or call 845-535-9122 to find out if our services are right for you.

Common conditions we treat:

Common Infections
Cough, fever, flu* and cold symptoms, bronchitis, sinus infections, sore/strep throat* 
*We offer rapid strep and viral testing

Skin 
Wounds/lacerations, allergies, rashes, abscesses/boils, skin infections, lacerations, wounds

Musculoskeletal Pain
Joint pain, sprains, strains, back pain

Early pregnancy complaints and assessment of fetal movement
*Utilizing at home point-of-care ultrasound

Urinary Tract Infections

Eye Complaints
Styes, infections, minor complaints

Neurologic
Headache, dizziness

Other
Dehydration*
*We offer IV infusion therapy

Medication Refills and Prescriptions

Weight loss medication evaluations (GLP1)

Question 2

What procedures do you perform?

Accepted Answer

-Laceration Repair/Stitches
-Wound Care
-Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Skin, Thoracic, Abdominal, Musculoskeletal, Cardiac, ----Pregnancy, and more. 
-EKG
-Pregnancy Test
-Urinalysis
-Blood glucose check 
-Minor joint reduction 
-IV insertion and fluid IV therapy 
-Infection Testing: Flu A+B, Covid, Strep Throat, Urine Infection
-Vital signs - blood pressure, pulse oximetry, heart rate, respiratory rate

-In-home lab draw for testing (coming soon)

Question 3

Do you treat kids?

Accepted Answer

Yes! As an emergency physician I am trained to treat patients of all ages.

Question 4

What hours do you operate?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Bartnik is a practice emergency physician and offers this service when available. Generally, a telehealth (virtual) visit can be initiated during daytime hours (7am-11pm) within a couple hours of request. 
Most of the time an at-home visit can be arranged the same day, 7 days a week. 
Text or call (845) 535-9122 for up-to-date availability.

Question 5

Where do you provide in-person services?

Accepted Answer

I meet you at your home, office, hotel room, etc. and will travel within 20 minutes of Nyack, NY*.  I only provide services (both virtual and in-person) in New York State.

*may travel further at an additional cost.

Question 6

What happens if I need to be referred to the emergency room after the visit?

Accepted Answer

Occasionally, there are certain conditions that will need the advanced testing and treatment of an emergency room. Dr. Bartnik will call ahead to communicate the clinical concerns to the emergency room doctors and communicate with you during your emergency room stay.

Question 7

What is pricing and how does payment work? Do you accept insurance?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is $169 for telehealth (virtual) visits and $399 for simple home visits. Certain procedures (i.e. laceration repair or IV therapy) and diagnostics are an extra charge. Home calls range from $399-699 based on complexity and services provided. We are always upfront about cost prior to rendering services.

All payments are made through an EMR platform (Push Health).

Although we do not directly accept insurance, we are happy to provide a superbill that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement. We cannot guarantee any reimbursement due variabilities in insurance policies.

Question 8

I have Medicare, can I use your services?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, because I am practicing emergency physician,  I cannot provide these services to Medicare-eligible patients due to regulations around Medicare payments and services.

Question 9

What if I am interested but have more questions?

Accepted Answer

Text (or call) (845) 535-9122 to speak to Dr. Bartnik and discuss our services.

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