Announcements

Situations that may be appropriate for a telehealth visit include:

- Discussion visits about medical, emotional or behavioral concerns when you or the patient are unable to make an office visit (for example, for a college student living away from home or if there are significant transportation issues to the office).

- A dermatology only visit (simple rash with no other concerning symptoms)

- Certain after hour situations which may be better assessed by telehealth than just a phone call.

The following insurers offer telehealth visit coverage through Main Street Pediatrics: All Blue Cross/Blue Shield policies (EXCEPT Federal employees) as well as all LifeBridge Health based insurances. These insurers will cover a telehealth visit as if it were an office visit (same copay or deductibles would apply). We are working with other insurers to expand coverage for these services. In addition, you must be located in Maryland or an adjacent state for insurance to cover a telehealth visit.

The current situation is NOT considered an outbreak in Baltimore. However, there are situations where your child should get an earlier than usually recommended measles vaccine:

• if your child has had direct exposure, eg, within a building, to a known case of measles
• if you are traveling to a specific location that has been designated as a significant outbreak area (within the community of outbreak)
• if you are hosting a guest in your home who is from a community of active measles outbreak

Our offices administer the Measles vaccine at the one year old and four year old checkups. If you think your child meets one of these criteria and needs an earlier vaccine, please contact our office to arrange for this to happen. If you believe that you have another reason that your child should receive an early MMR vaccine, we encourage you to discuss this with our staff. We also wanted to ask that if you think that your child may have measles, please call our office first for advice. Given the contagiousness of measles, we need to exercise caution in arranging for care.

So, please contact our office to schedule your child's and family's flu vaccine visit as soon as possible (you can get the most convenient times). We will have times available on most days our offices are open and have also set aside some dedicated days for flu vaccines on days when schools are closed as well as some weekends. Our offices can also offer flu vaccine to parents and grandparents for your convenience.

Click here if you want to view or fill out this paperwork.

With our Patient Portal, you can take advantage of the following features:

• Review your medical records online in a safe, secure environment
• Communicate privately with physicians via secure messaging
• View test and lab results
• Update your health information (allergies, medications, conditions, etc)
• Request prescription renewals
• Request or change appointments
• Create one proxy account that accesses the medical records for ALL your children or dependent adults

There are numerous benefits of the Patient Portal, including:

• SAVING TIME! No more waiting on hold to speak to staff or schedule appointments
• IT’S CONVENIENT! Anywhere anytime access lets you communicate on your time
• IT’S PRIVATE: Secure messaging ensures privacy between you and your physician
• MORE CHOICE: Gives patients a new way to communicate with their doctor
• SET & TRACK GOALS: Use the portal to track your health conditions/wellness goal and chart progress
• PATIENT-CONTROLLED: You own your portal and all of the data within it and control who sees what
• Create one proxy account that accesses the medical records for ALL your children or dependent adults

There are numerous benefits of the Patient Portal, including:

Just stop by our front desk and we’ll get you started. Or, click to register, and a staff member from our office will contact you by phone to complete the registration process.

Downloading the app is simple, just click here: app.everseat.com, or click the Everseat icon at the bottom of our home page. You can also visit the App Store or Google Play to download the Everseat app to your iPhone or Android. To sign up, you simply need to register your child (or if you have more than one child, then register each child), designate your regular pediatrician as your favorite, and let the app know when you are interested in making an appointment. A message is then sent to our receptionist who will confirm, or if necessary, arrange an alternate appointment. Appointments currently available through Everseat include acute illnesses, last minute available check-ups and some consultation visits. If we get a positive response from our patients about using Everseat, we hope to expand your scheduling capability through Everseat in the future.