Welcome
INTRODUCTION:
We welcome you as our patient and thank you for choosing Sydney R. Jones, M.D., P.A. (P.A. means “Professional Association”) for your surgical care. This site provides information we hope will foster a pleasant and effective relationship between you, the patient, and Dr. Jones. This information is designed to help put you at ease by answering many of the questions patients have asked. We hope that you will read this information carefully and keep it for future reference. Please feel free to call the office regarding any questions you may have.
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Dr. Jones specializes in General, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Vascular Surgery which includes (but is not limited to): thyroid, parathyroid, gallbladder, breast surgery, excision of tumors or masses, amputations, aneurysms, carotid, aortic and other blood vessel surgeries, placement of chemotherapy ports, construction of blood vessel access for artificial kidney machine treatments, various surgeries inside the abdomen, cancer, spleen, lymph node, hernia, colon, appendix, removal of skin growths (benign or malignant), treatment of burns and other wounds, and multiple others. Whenever you feel you may need surgery, please call and we can advise you if it is a condition Dr. Jones treats. If you have problems which would best be treated by another specialty, we will be happy to assist you in locating the appropriate specialist or family physician and will work closely with him/her as indicated.
Insurance Accepted
Medicare
Medicaid
PAYMENT FOR SERVICES:
Patients are required to pay all co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles at the time services are rendered; we accept Mastercard ,Visa, personal checks and cash. Dr. Jones is a participating provider with Medicare, Medicaid, and numerous managed care plans; please confirm at the time you schedule your appointment if Dr. Jones is contracted with your particular insurance. A list of the insurance companies we currently contract with are listed below.
If Dr. Jones is not contracted with your insurance, then payment in full is due at the time services are rendered. Please be aware that your insurance company may consider office procedures under your surgery benefits, usually a deductible and percentage, rather than a flat co-pay. If you have any questions regarding your insurance benefits, please contact your insurance company.
If you will be having hospital surgery, your co-insurance will be due on your first post-operative visit. We are happy to provide you an estimate at the time of surgery scheduling – please ask. All co-insurance amounts given are estimates only and cannot be confirmed until insurance payment is received. If our office owes you a refund, it will be issued within two working days. Likewise, if you have a remaining balance after the insurance pays, your payment is expected within ten days.
No patient will be denied medical care. If an urgent situation arises and you find yourself temporarily short of funds, please advise the receptionist when you call to make your appointment. We will endeavor to make arrangements with you to accommodate your unusual circumstance.
If payment cannot be made when due, you may contact our Office Manager at 214-363-7210 to establish a mutually agreed upon extended payment arrangement. After 45 days, if no payments have been received and no extended payment arrangements have been made, necessary collection proceedings will begin.
We request assignment of all personal and group insurance claims unless your account is paid in full.
Our charges are fair and reasonable. Each insurance company has its own method of deriving their “reasonable and customary” charge for specific procedures. Therefore, “reasonable and customary” charges for a given procedure will vary from insurance company to insurance company. We encourage you to request any information deemed necessary to predetermine the amount your specific plan will pay for your surgery.
We are currently contracted with the following insurance companies:
Accountable Health Plans of America – PPO
Aetna – PPO, POS, HMO – NOT “AEXCEL NETWORK”
Affiliated – PPO
Beech Street– PPO
Blue Cross & Blue Shield – PPO (Traditional, Par Plan, Blue Choice, Fed Select, Blue Choice Solutions)& POS (Blue Choice Plus, Health Select)
Bravo Health – Medicare replacement
Care Improvement Plus – PPO Medicare replacement
Champus
Cigna – PPO, POS, HMO – NOT “CARE NETWORK”
DaVita Village Health – Medicare replacement (ESRD network)
Employers Health Network - PPO
Evercare Integrated Care HMO (formerly Secure Horizons Gold & Medicaid PCCM)
Fresenius – PPO Medicare replacement (ESRD network)
Galaxy Healthcare – PPO
Great-West/One Health – PPO/POS/HMO/Open Access
Healthcare Partners of East Texas – PPO
Healthsmart – PPO
HealthSpring HMO – Medicare replacement – effective 01/01/2009
Humana – PPO, POS – NOT HMO or “CHOICE CARE”
Humana – Choice/Gold Choice/Gold HMO – Medicare replacement plans
Independent Medical Systems (IMS) – PPO
Kidney Health Care Program (KHC)
Medicaid – Traditional or Evercare
Medicare – Assignment Accepted
Multiplan – PPO (formerly Choice One & Preferred Plan)
National Healthcare Alliance (NHA) – PPO
National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN)/Plan Vista Solutions - PPO
North Texas Healthcare Network – PPO, EPO, POS, GEPO
NPPN (National Preferred Provider Network)
One Health/Great West – PPO/POS/HMO/Open Access
Pacificare – PPO & HMO
PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems) – PPO, Open Access, Healthy Directions
Plan Vista Solutions
ppoNext – PPO (formerly Medical Control & HealthStar)
Private Healthcare Systems (see PHCS)
Secure Horizons – HMO
Secure Horizons Direct – PPO Medicare replacement
Sterling – PPO Medicare replacement
Superior Health Plan – Medicare HMO
Texas First – HMO Medicare replacement
Texas True Choice – PPO
Today’s Options – PPO Medicare replacement
Tricare
United Healthcare – PPO, EPO, HMO, POS
USA Care PPO – Medicare replacement
USA Managed Care Organization – PPO
Village Health – see “DaVita”
Wellcare – HMO Medicare replacement
PATHOLOGY, LABORATORY AND X-RAY EXAMINATIONS:
Pathology, laboratory and x-ray examinations will be referred to the appropriate facility and you will be charged separately by that facility. If you have questions regarding how your insurance will pay for these services, please contact your insurance company.
Recommended Links
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