Insurance Carriers 2010 Updates

Effective 12/31/2009 we will no longer be accepting all Kaiser Permanente patients due to the end of the contract year. We will however, still be able to accept Kaiser MultiChoice Plan patients.
Effective 12/31/2009 we will no longer be accepting Health Plan Services patients.
Effective 12/31/2009 we will no longer be accepting Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

Flu Vaccination for Patients

Flu Vaccine
DeKalb Women’s Specialists is recommending the flu vaccine for all pregnant patients, Please check with you primary care provider or obtain your shot at you neighborhood Walgreens or CVS. Check with your insurance company about coverage.
H1N1 Vaccine
DeKalb Women’s Specialists will be providing the H1N1 shot to all pregnant patients. Pregnant women are the highest [...]

NextMD, Labcalls, Housecalls

Attention:
DeKalb Women’s Specialists now has NextMD. This is a safe encrypted software messaging system that allows patients to contact our office day or night with appointment requests, secure messaging directly to your doctor, medication questions, prescription refills requests or billing questions.
You must be an existing patient to have access to this service. Please call our [...]

A Successful Grand Opening

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The April 25 grand opening of DeKalb Women’s Specialists new Stonecrest office was a brilliant success. Despite the never ending threat of rain, festivities continued non-stop throughout the afternoon. It was estimated that over 200 guests were in attendance to celebrate the office opening and to tour the new facilities.
The grand opening was [...]

Moving Forward with EMR

After months of anticipation, DeKalb Women’s Specialists has implemented electronic medical records (EMR) in both locations.
EMR is the wave of the future, as paper charts will no longer be used, and providers and supporting staff members will be able to access patient information quickly and efficiently. Patients will also see more timely feedback regarding test [...]

Medicaid Update

With the recent change in Medicaid’s health care program, many of our patients have been automatically assigned to one of the three managed care organizations.
Of these three, DeKalb Women’s Specialists, along with DeKalb Medical Center at Decatur and DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale, only contracted with the Peach State plan. Therefore, any patient who desires [...]

Dr. Adams Named Vice Chief of OB at DMC Hillandale

Dr. Julianne Adams was recently named Vice-Chief of OB at DeKalb Medical Center as Hillandale. Dr. Adams’ responsibilities will include ensuring the quality of obstetrical services rendered to patients.
Dr. Adams is not new to leadership roles. She served as the Chief Resident at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and was the first African American female [...]