The PriCare BLOG

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:48:00 +0000

Primary Care Associates (PCA) now has a HIPAA SECURE patient portal-a password protected web communication tool.

What is our Patient Portal?

On this web portal you may securely:

Request appointments
Confirm appointments
Enter or modify personal information
Communicate with your physician regarding medical questions, prescription refills, referrals and lab results
Communicate with our office staff
View Lab Results, Vital Signs, and Immunization Records
Pay your bill (We accept Debit Cards, Visa, Mastercard and Discover)

Please click on the PCA Patient Portal, then click on Web Portal to enter our portal.

Favorite Weblinks:

Healthy Children: A New Website Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This site includes information on infant development, healthy living, safety, family life, help issues, and news of interest to patients.
Immunization Basics: Common Questions Parents Ask About Infant Immunizations:
US National Physical Activity Plan: Healthy Exercise for all ages-for adults and children.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler's Health: Provides information on how to stay healthy while abroad and which vaccinations may be needed for specific travel destinations. Plan early for your summer vacations!
Healthy Weight-It's not a diet-it's a lifestyle!

ADULTS NEED IMMUNIZATIONS TOO! see www.cdc.gov

Lori Weiss MD

PCA News April, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Schedule your child's school physical now.
School Physicals are required for all children entering Kindergarten, 6th Grade, and 9th grade in the state of Illinois. Any child entering preschool, daycare, or changing schools will also need an updated school physical done. We have all forms available in our office.

New Vaccine Recommendation: Booster Dose of Meningococcal Meningitis Recommended for Teenagers. Young adolescents receive the vaccine between 11 and 13 years of age; the recommendation is to add a booster dose at 16 to 18 years of age, roughly 5 years later, to make sure that they're still protected through adolescence (11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 years) and also through the early years of college.

HPV (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine) has been approved for use in both young women and men, ages 11-26. Please ask your doctor is this is recommended for your child or yourself.

Adults need immunizations too! see www.cdc.gov/

New Car Safety Seat Recommendations for Children:

Infants/Toddlers: Use Infant Seats or Rear-facing Convertible Seats. All infants should ride in a REAR FACING CAR SAFETY SEAT until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat's manufacturer.
Toddlers/Preschoolers: Convertible Seats and Forward Facing Seats with Harnesses. All child over 2 years of age or those younger than 2 who have outgrown their rear-facing weight or height limit for their car safety seat, should use a Forward-Facing Car Safety Seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat's manufacturer.
School-Aged Children: Booster Seats. All children whose weight or height is above the forward facing limit for their car safety seat should use a Belt-Positioning Booster Seat until the car seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches in height and are between 8-12 years of age.
Older Children: Seat Belts. All children less than 13 years of age should be restrained in the Rear Seats of the car. When children are old enough and large enough to use the car seat belt alone, they should always use Lap and Shoulder Seat Belts.

New Favorite Weblinks:

Lori Weiss MD

Time To Get a Flu Vaccine

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:31:00 +0000

CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses.
While there are many different flu viruses, the flu vaccine protects against the three viruses that research suggests will be most common.
The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last season.
Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu as soon as the 2010-2011 season vaccine is available.
People at high risk of serious flu complications include young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or heart and lung disease and people 65 years and older.
Vaccination of high risk persons is especially important to decrease their risk of severe flu illness.
Vaccination also is important for health care workers, and other people who live with or care for high risk people to keep from spreading flu to high risk people.
Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness, but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead.
We currently have Fluzone (shot) and Flumist (nasal vaccine) in stock. Call now for your appointment.

Lori Weiss MD

Gear Up For School Physicals and H1N1 vaccine news

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:34:00 +0000

We are currently scheduling appointments for school physicals. All children who will be entering preschool, kindergarten, 6th grade, and 9th grade or who will be changing schools need to have a "school physical." We have all necessary forms in our office. Please email scheduling@pricare.org or call us at 708-484-0042 in order to schedule your child's appointment. Please be sure to bring your child's immunization record card at the time of this visit.

If your child will be participating in sports at school, please take the time to print the IHSA sports form from our website and complete the questions on page 1. Please bring this form to your sports physical appointment or school physical appointment if your child will need clearance to participate in sports at the time of the school physical appointment.

H1N1 Vaccine: We currently have H1N1 vaccine in stock. If you would like to be vaccinated for H1N1, please email scheduling@pricare.org or call our office at 708-484-0042 for a NURSE visit. If your child is less than 10 years of age and only received 1 vaccine (either nasal or injection for H1N1), please arrange for a second dosage to be given at our office.

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine: We are currently out of seasonal influenza vaccine.

We have ordered ample seasonal influenza vaccine for the 2010-2011 influenza season. Please mark your calendars to schedule your visit for a "flu shot" for the Fall of 2010.

Lori Weiss M.D.

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:15:00 +0000

We currently have seasonal influenza vaccine in stock. If you haven't received your vaccine and would like to receive a vaccine for yourself or your child, please contact us to schedule a nurse appointment. (Call 708-484-0042 o4 email scheduling@priacare.org) If you received your seasonal influenza at an alternative location, please email scheduling@pricare.org with your name, birthdate, and date that the vaccine was received. Your chart will be updated accordingly. We currently have H1N1 vaccine in stock. H1N1 vaccine is indicated for all children-young adults from 6 months-24 years of age, pregnant women, household contacts/caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical personnel, and persons from 25-64 years of age who have health conditions asssociated with a higher risk of medical complications from influenza. As per CDC guidelines, H1N1 vaccine is now available for any patient who desires H1N1 vaccination. Please call our office at 708-484-0042 to schedule a nurse visit for your H1N1 vaccine or email scheduling@pricare.org to set up your appointment time. Please contact http://www.cdc.gov/ for accurate and up to date information concerning seasonal influenza and H1N1. Lori Weiss MD on behalf of the physicians at Primary Care Associates

Seasonal Influenza and H1N1

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:11:00 +0000

We currently have seasonal influenza vaccine in stock. If you haven't received your vaccine and would like to receive a vaccine for yourself or your child, please contact us to schedule a nurse appointment. (Call 708-484-0042 o4 email scheduling@priacare.org) If you received your seasonal influenza at an alternative location, please email scheduling@pricare.org with your name, birthdate, and date that the vaccine was received. Your chart will be updated accordingly.

We currently have H1N1 vaccine in stock. H1N1 vaccine is indicated for all children-young adults from 6 months-24 years of age, pregnant women, household contacts/caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical personnel, and persons from 25-64 years of age who have health conditions asssociated with a higher risk of medical complications from influenza. As per CDC guidelines, H1N1 vaccine is now available for any patient who desires H1N1 vaccination. Please call our office at 708-484-0042 to schedule a nurse visit for your H1N1 vaccine or email scheduling@pricare.org to set up your appointment time.

Please contact http://www.cdc.gov/ for accurate and up to date information concerning seasonal influenza and H1N1.
Lori Weiss MD on behalf of the physicians at Primary Care Associates

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:42:00 +0000

we look forward to following your exploits over the next 6 months

FLU SEASON

noreply@blogger.com (lweiss) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:24:00 +0000

The flu season is upon us. Unlike last year we will have enough Flu vaccine for everyone to become immunized. The new recommendations are for all people older than age 6 months to be vaccinated against the flu. Call today to make an appointment for your shot......and stay healthy.