Hightstown Medical Associates
CARING, COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE CLOSE TO HOME
Serving the communities of East and West Windsor, Hightstown, Plainsboro, Cranbury,
Robbinsville, Hamilton, Monroe and Princeton for more than 40 years
Julius S. Richter, MD, FACP James A. Robin, MD Hank R. Lubin, MD
Ginger Azarchi, MSN, NP-BC Valerie A. Layne, DNP, NP-BC Elizabeth (Betty) Teixeira, DrNP, NP-BC, CDE
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Welcome to the website for Hightstown Medical Associates, a primary care internal medicine practice.
The physicians of Hightstown Medical Associates are all board certified internists, specialists in the care of adult
patients. We care for patients from age 18 through adulthood. When medical conditions outside of our specialty arise (such as pregnancy or the need for surgery), we coordinate care with these specialists to assure that our patients' needs are met. To learn more about internists, click here. To learn more about us, browse through the links on the left or visit our office (directions are on the Travel Directions Page). Welcome! |
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Electronic Medical Records come to HMA
As of early June, we have moved into the clinical phase of our new EMR implementation. Once we are fully up to speed, this will be a great enhancement to our ability to provide first class care. But until then, please excuse the delays as we scale the learning curve of this new technology. Look for the coming of the Aprima Patient Portal, which will allow you more functionality than possible with our current portal. And, later this year, the upgraded Aprima Patient Portal will allow you to view your lab results, view your chart contents and, eventually, complete online the many forms we use. If you would like to find out more about our system, you can visit the Aprima website.
| URGENT: STOP MEDICARE PAY CUTS |
| Once again, drastic reductions in Medicare Physician Fees are scheduled for December 1, 2010. This year, they are planning to cut the fees by 23%! (This has been postponed four times so far this year.) Then, the plan is a further 7% cut on January 1, 2011, bringing to the total cut to 30%! Many of the commercial insurers base their fees on Medicare fees, so a cut could affect ALL patients. You can read more here, including simple steps you can take to help prevent this and preserve the quality of the care you receive. Thank you for your help in this important matter. |
| Horizon Blue Cross Contract Status |
| It may be hard to believe, but the contract discussions with Horizon Blue Cross are still on-going. With gaps of a month or more between meetings, progress has been much slower than we had hoped. But we are still optimistic that, at the end of this prolonged process, we will have a contract which is acceptable and we will be back in-network with Horizon. Stay tuned for updates as we receive them. |
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Influenza Vaccine Sign-up System |
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We are expecting this year's influenza vaccine to arrive toward the end of August. If you would like to be notified when the vaccine arrive, please let us know by using the Influenza Vaccine Sign-up Form. All you need is an email address. Click the link in the panel to the left (or here), complete the form, and we will send you an email when the vaccine arrives or when important information is available. It's fast, simple and highly efficient! You may receive your vaccine during regularly scheduled office visits, or during one of our Flu Shot Clinics. Generally this is covered by insurance, though a copay may apply if you come in just for the vaccine.
 Now Open: Secure Patient Portal  |
| The new fully HIPAA compliant, secure Patient Portal is now open. Through this interface, you can send us contact forms, read replies and messages from us, and submit refill and referral requests. These forms are enhanced compared to those available on the public pages of this site. You can also inform us of changes in your demographic and insurance information. New features will be added as I think of them; your suggestions are always welcome. You will need to log in. To do this, you will need to register, which requires your HMA ID number. You can get this from our office staff when you are in the office. Because of security requirements, we can not divulge this number over the phone or by email. |
Betty Teixeira earns her Doctorate in Nursing Practice
Please join us in congratulating Betty for her years of hard work, culminating with her receiving the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DrNP) degree from Drexel University. This is the highest level of training for Nurse Practitioners. Betty joins Valerie in holding this advanced distinction. We commend her efforts and are proud to work with her.
 Patient Satisfaction Survey |
| Please help us improve our service by completing the NEW Patient Satisfaction Survey. Answer as many questions as are relevant, but please, only one survey per contact with our office. All information is stored with no patient identifying data and all results are reported in aggregate only.
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Please browse the topics to the left to learn more about us. If you have questions which remain unanswered, please call or fax us, or use the contact form to reach us. This website, like most, is an ongoing project. We constantly add to and update the information here. If there is something which you would like to see here, please let us know.
We are also considering beginning to use e-mail to stay in touch with our patients. If you would like to be added to our email list, please click here and complete the form.
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. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader (a browser add-in) to access them. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it, free, by clicking this logo. Complete Steps 1 and 2 on the form and submit it. Be patient while it downloads. Then run the program you just downloaded and it will install itself automatically. By the way, the current version of Acrobat Reader is 9. If you have an older version, why not upgrade!
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This site is intended for the patients of Hightstown Medical Associates. It provides medical information of a general nature and is not intended and should not be used to diagnose any illness or treat any condition. If you are not a patient or prospective patient of Hightstown Medical Associates, then please leave this site immediately. If you have any symptoms which you believe might be indicative of a medical condition, please contact your physician immediately.
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