Your initial appointment with a treating physician will typically be scheduled for 90 minutes. Additional time is provided should the patient and physician feel  that it is appropriate. At Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA the initial appointment is considered to be a consultation appointment which does not necessarily establish a patient-physician relationship. Certain segments of the initial appointment will be very much like any initial appointment with a new physician. Information will be explored concerning present difficulties in daily living, past history of medical behavioral issues, family history of psychiatric and substance use issues, personal substance use patterns, current acute and chronic medical issues, review of prescribed and over-the-counter medications (including herbal and nutritional supplements), and development/psychosocial history. The initial appointment is a time for a new patient to determine if the services of Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA will be useful in working toward a reduction and elimination of the current psychosocial distress in their lives. 

At this time, you do not need a referral to make an initial appointment with a treating physician at Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA. However, we do provide a referral form for your physician to complete if he/she so desires. No initial appointments are made without a required phone screening to determine if the our services can be of help to you in your current situation. 

If you are in need of a medicaiton refill prior to your next scheduled appointment, please contact our office by phone and allowing 48 hours for processing of your request. Depending on the medicaiton, the refill request may be called directly to the pharmacy of your choice. However, certain DEA Scheduled medicaitons can only be refilled with a paper prescription presented directly to the pharmacy. If this is the case with your requested refill, you will need to make arrangements to pick-up the prescription directly from our office during our regular scheduled business hours. When picking-up a prescription from our office, you will be asked to present a valid government form of photo identification and sign for the prescription. This policy is for the protection of both the patient and the treating physician who provided the prescription. A family member may also pick-up the prescription for an established patient under the same policy. Please review the prescription for any needed corrections before leaving our office. A fee may be charged for prescription refills between scheduled appointments unless the fee is waived by the treating physician. Refills for DEA Scheduled medications will not typically be processed during weekends and scheduled holidays. 

At this time, Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA does not provide consultations or evaluations for disability claims, forensic cases, or workmans compensation cases. In addition, our treating physicians do not participate as expert witnesses in legal cases of any type.   

The practice structure of Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA does not currently support the provision of inpatient psychiatric care at any of the local hospitals in the geographical area. If inpatient care is indicated we will make every effort to assist established patients in obtaining admission to an appropriate treatment facility. While hospitalized, individual patient care will be directed by a hospitalist who is an employed physician of the particular treatment facility. Clinicians at Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA will be available to assist in coordination of care and transition to outpatient follow-up. In addition, our treating clinicians do not provide care for established patients in any of the local hospital Emergency Departments. Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA has no clinicial association with any of the local psychiatric treatment facilities.
 

At Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA, certain members of your family and various friends may be involved in your care and treatment. In fact, we encourage participation of members of your primary support group at various stages of treatment. However, participation will only occur with your written permission - without written permission, Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA maintains your complete confidentiality and will not even confirm whether you are an established patient in our practice. You have the right to select who from your primary support group is involved in your treatment and care, what types of personal health information may be shared, and when written permission will expire. If at any time you have concerns regarding privacy and confidentially, feel free to discuss these issues with your treating physician. In addition, you may also speak directly to our Practice  Privacy Officer regarding your concerns.

Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA has no established linkage to any of the local psychiatric inpatient treatment facilities nor do we make any recommendations regarding individual patient use of any of these treatment facilities. As such, should one of our established patients be admitted to one of these treatment facilities, the patient's inpatient psychiatric care will be under the direction of the specific treatment facility and not under the direction of Poinsett Psychiatric Innovations, PA.