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About our Practice
Why bring your child to a Pediatric Practice?
We offer our patients and families two types of professional expertise.
A Pediatrician is a physician who specializes in the attainment of optimal
physical, mental, and social health for infants, children and adolescents.
After medical school, 100% of a Pediatrician's residency training is
devoted to study of the health and illness of children and adolescents.
He/She thereafter devotes 100% of his/her time to children. This is in
sharp contrast to the family practice resident who spends 25-30% of his/her
residency studying pediatrics and thereafter has active experience with
pediatric patients only 18% of his/her professional time.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's (CPNP's) are pediatric registered
nurses with advanced medical training and master's degrees in pediatric
nursing. They are certified by national certifying agencies.
CPNP's perform well baby exams and diagnose and treat common acute and
chronic illnesses and injuries. CPNP's are dedicated to providing
comprehensive compassionate care to children and their families.
We never stop learning about the care of children and can
do a better job than someone who spends only a portion of his/her time with
children. We care for and care about children. Why should
you see anyone less qualified? Kids are here to stay and so are we!
Practice
Philosophy
As our practice has grown, we continue our efforts to provide
personalized care for all of our patients.
We offer:
Daily office hours at two locations.
Evening hours at our main office.
Saturday, and Holiday hours at the main office.
Twenty-four hour availability of a Pediatrician.
Vaccines cannot be administered without the child's previous vaccine
history.
In an effort to enhance the doctor/patient
relationship, we recommend that you choose three physicians from the
group. We will make every effort for you to see one of the three at all
of your regular visits, and if possible, sick and emergency visits as
well. You are welcome to choose one physician, and we will still try to
do the above, but this makes it much more difficult. Naturally, if you
are comfortable seeing all of the practitioners, this is fine with us.
Having your child’s record available makes it easy for any of us to
review his history and provide you with personalized care at that visit.
We want to help you make good use of your office visit with your child.
We suggest you write down your questions and problems before hand.
Our hope is to assist you in guiding your children through their normal
growth and development, spotting deviations from that norm if they
appear, and advising on their management. Problems for discussion might
include neurologic progress, discipline, feeding habits and diets,
infections, school problems, sexuality, substance abuse, accident
prevention and poison control as well as the trials of adolescence.
We know that raising children takes an enormous amount of time and
energy on your part. If we can help in that growth toward responsible,
loving, and independent adulthood and make it more enjoyable for both
parent and child, then we are accomplishing our goals.
Appointments
We are always available for your child’s
needs. There are unforeseen circumstances that limit our availability
and necessitate your consideration.
1. Office hours are by appointment.
Please call our office for a specific time.
2. If you have a request for a specific doctor, we will try to
accommodate your need. If your child is ill, the doctor on-call will
be available.
3. If you have a life-threatening medical emergency call 911. If you
need immediate advice, call our office.
4. We do our best to see you for your appointment as soon as
possible. There are circumstances beyond our control, such as when
the doctors are away from the office for hospital emergencies. We
need your understanding when this occurs.
5. If you have a scheduled appointment with us and need extra time
for other family members, please call ahead so we can accommodate
your needs.
6. Please feel free to talk with us regarding your concerns.
7. Failure to keep an appointment: A letter will be sent to our
established patients reminding them of the missed appointment as
well as a fee charged for the time scheduled.
8. Lancaster Pediatric Associates, Ltd.
reserves the right to dismiss patients for failure to keep an
initial appointment.
WALK IN/URGENT CARE APPOINTMENTS
8. Patients are evaluated by the next available provider. Additional
charges apply.
Financial Policy
Insurance:
Beginning 3/01/10 we will be closed to
new Gateway Health Plan patients.
Office Visits: We participate in many
insurance plans. Please check with our business office regarding your
insurance company. Patients should be aware of their individual plans.
Some procedures are not covered under certain plans. Please bring all
insurance cards to each visit. We do not bill non- participating insurance companies
for office visits, but you may by sending a copy of your superbill to your
company.
AIDP Form
(Assignment and Instruction for Direct Payment)
Please complete the AIDP form which we provide for each child and each
insurance company, and notify us immediately if your insurance
information changes.
Co-pays remain the responsibility of the
parent at each visit. For your convenience we now accept MAC, VISA,
MasterCard, Discover and American Express. As a policy, physicians do not
discuss billing problems with patients. Please discuss any billing or
payment problems with the business office.
Make copies of everything you send to your insurance company, and
keep a personal file of all statements, payments, etc.
Additional Fees
1. Should you fail to keep an
appointment
2. Fail to pay co-pay at the time of service
3. Returned checks
4. After hour/Emergency visits
5. All “Forms” other than completion during a well visit
6. Collection fees
7. Duplicate copies and/or Medical Records
Hospital Visits: We do submit claims
for hospital care. If your insurance carrier has not paid your claim in 30
days, we suggest that you call them. At that time we will
expect you to remit the balance in full, to us.
If you bring your child to an Emergency Room,
please notify our managed care office, and we will O.K. the visit with
your insurance company.
Hospital
Affiliation:
Lancaster Pediatric Associates is on the
active staff of Lancaster General Hospital and its Women's and Babies
division. Currently, this institution is
the only hospital in Lancaster with an obstetric, nursery and pediatric
service.
Preventive
Care:
Lancaster Pediatric Associates is pleased to
see children from birth through age 21. The following is a schedule for
preventive care visits for well children. This schedule will vary at the
doctor's discretion.
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6 visits until age one
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4 visits from age one until age three
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1 visit every year for ages three to five
years
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The AAP recommends annual check ups
beginning at age 6 (Please check with your insurance company regarding
coverage).

PIAA Sports
physicals must be performed after June1st
of each year. If a physical was done prior to June 1st of the same year
a new physical is needed. For further information visit the PIAA website at
www.piaa.org
.
Learner's
Permit
For drivers exams your physical must be within 1
year and can not be more than 6 months before the patient's 16th
birthday. If your physical is up to date a nurse only appointment will
be required to update height, weight and blood pressure.
The patient must be in our office
to have the form completed.
Please
CLICK
to read the Vaccine Policy.
Immunization
Schedule:
A current immunization schedule is as
follows. Please be advised that immunizations are dynamic and change is to
be expected. A parent or guardian must be present to give consent for
vaccines to be administered to any patient less than 18 years of age.
|
Schedule |
|
birth |
HBV#1(usually given in hospital) |
| 1-2 week visit |
|
| 1 month visit |
HBV#2 |
| 2 month visit |
DtaP#1, Hib#1, IPV#1, Prevnar#1,
Rotateq #1 |
| 4 month visit |
DtaP#2, Hib#2, IPV#2, Prevnar#2,
Rotateq #2, |
| 6 month visit |
DtaP#3, Hib#3, IPV#3, Prevar#3,
Rotateq #3, Influenza |
| 9 month visit |
HBV#3, Hematocrit, Influenza, Lead
level if at risk |
| 12 month visit |
Varivax #1, Hep A#1, Prevnar,
Influenza |
| 15 month visit |
MMR#1, Influenza |
| 18 month visit |
DtaP#4, Hib#4, Hep A #2, Influenza |
| 2 year visit |
Hematocrit (if indicated),
Influenza |
| 3 year visit |
Urinalysis, Influenza |
| 4 year visit |
Audio + Eye, Influenza |
| 5 year visit |
DtaP#5, IPV#4, MMR#2, Varivax #2,
Influenza |
| 11-12 year visit |
Menactra, Gardasil (girls only),
Tdap booster, Influenza |
| 6 -21 years |
every year for check up, Influenza |
|
Key |
| DTaP |
= |
Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular
Pertussis |
| HBV |
= |
Hepatitis B |
| MMR |
= |
Measles, Mumps & Rubella |
| Td |
= |
Diptheria, Tetanus (adult) |
| HIB |
= |
Haemophilus B Influenza |
| Varivax |
= |
Chicken Pox Vaccine |
| IPV |
= |
Polio |
| Prevnar |
= |
Pneumoccal Vaccine, |
| Hep A |
= |
Hepatitis A Vaccine, |
| Menactra |
= |
Meningitis Vaccine, |
| Gardisil |
= |
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine for
Cervical Cancer |
| Tdap |
= |
Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis Booster |
| Influenza |
= |
Flu Vaccine |

Immunization Alternative
State Health Department
1661 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA
299-7597
All immunizations given on
Thursday
8:30 – 11:00 A.M.
1:15 – 2:30 P.M.
$5.00 change – depending on family income
(Payable by check or money order only)
per child per visit
Free if no insurance or on Medical Assistance
APPOINTMENT NEEDED.
Please take Immunization Record with you.
Lancaster General Hospital
Child Protect Program
544-3138
· Free Immunizations offered at various
Countywide locations to families without
Health Insurance.
· Please take Immunization Record with you.
· Schedules published in local newspapers or available at LPA.
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