Health Care is a Planning Process

One of our core philosophies here at Access MD is that proper health care includes a planning process as a major ingredient for success.

Certainly, emergencies and unexpected developments occur with all of us, and Access MD is available for those situations.

But for the long term, health care should be about planning for what we know will be occurring in upcoming stages later in our lives and the lives of family members.

Because of this, we work with our patients when they first join the practice to understand what aging stage they are currently in, and how to prepare for later stages. Then, through annual visits and regular communication, we modify those plans as time moves forward.

Toward that end, let me share two web resources with you:

1. National Healthcare Decision Day is an annual, one-day event which focuses attention on advancing health care planning for Americans. This year’s NHDD was on Friday of last week, and we applaud their efforts in bringing more publicity to this subject.

2. HealthinAging.org is another website and has a lot of information on issues related to advanced planning for the elderly. This is a wonderful resource for anyone over 50 or for those who have elderly family members.

We hope you know that Access MD is not just a resource for immediate heath care needs but also a continuing resource for healthcare planning for you and your loved ones.