SUMMARY: Welcome to information on Dr. Byrne’s membership model for psychiatric care! We are excited by this progressive model that will offer flexible communication and appointment options for prescription management. Monthly membership tiers create predictability in psychiatry costs. The model emphasizes accessibility, and ease of use.
I am welcoming new patients - text me at 919-887-8517 - I will respond within one business day and can often get patients in urgently within a few business days.
Q: Why is Dr Byrne using a membership model of care?
A: She has noticed over time that the traditional model of care no longer meets the needs of her patients. Many patients would prefer to be able to text her between appointments and have the flexibility to do phone or voice message check-ins rather than always scheduling fixed video appointment times. As a physician, she has also noticed that the traditional model of care does not allow her to practice to the best of her abilities, in that she wants to be able to provide the right care at the right place at the right time and also have the flexibility to fit urgent issues into her schedule.
Q: What are the main differences between traditional care with another psychiatrist or and Dr Byrne’s model of care?
A: A new patient begins by completing history questions in her portal, and those answers are sent to her to review before your initial online appointment with Dr. Byrne. In this ‘asynchronous’ model, you then can communicate with Dr. Byrne anytime day or night on a secure encrypted platform, that only you and she can access. You log in anytime to communicate – at times that work for you.
| traditional care | membership model of care | |
|---|---|---|
| initial appointment | fixed 60 minute time block | flexible first appointment time 15-90 minutes depending on need |
| monitoring and follow-ups | fixed 25 minute time block | flexible options to monitor and follow-up including text, phone, video, or voice message, easy to reschedule, easy to communicate urgently |
| prescriptions | done during the scheduled appointment | done when patient needs them, no extra fees |
| payment | each appointment has a fixed price and is billed to insurance | monthly membership rate making it easier to predict total costs, no superbills available |
| AI and automations | none currently | secure voice recognition AI allows Dr Byrne to get a rich data set from your messages, in the future to include data from monitoring devices like an oura ring (sleep, stress levels, activity levels, etc) |
Q: What does this membership cost and what does it include?
A: There are currently 3 tiers of membership. Patients are in the ASSESS tier for the first month, then the MANAGE tier for months 2-3 with Dr. Byrne, then stepping down to the PREVENT tier for month 4 and beyond.
MONTH 1 - ASSESS - $1995