Coronavirus Update 3/25/2020
Dear Patients,
It is with great difficulty that I have decided to suspend in-office services until further guidance from the CDC. I know that many of you have appointments in the upcoming days, weeks, and months that you have been patiently waiting for, however, your safety and that of our staff and their families must be the highest priority.
Emergency provisions, however, have now been successfully completed to adopt telemedicine technology with the support of most major health insurance companies. Encounters made online will be filed as if you are seen in person. You only need a browser on your phone, tablet, or PC with a camera. There are no apps to download ahead of time. Make sure you have the best possible bandwidth for a quality connection. Using an earbud or headphone will also ensure the best sound quality and your privacy.
Patients with Existing Appointments: We are offering virtual dermatology office hours with the on-call physician assistant for the purposes of focused examinations, rashes, and prescription refills. You will be contacted to confirm your appointment with a code for accessing the virtual "waiting room." At the time of your appointment, you will receive a text message on your phone. Clicking the link will send you to a web page where you will enter your full name and your given password. The PA will "see" you there! Should a lesion require treatment or biopsy, a follow up appointment would be required. Otherwise, if you need to be seen in the office, we will resume office hours as soon as it is safe to do so. You have my word that I will be taking no days off or vacations until we treat every last patient affected by this interruption.
New Patients: After the initial phase of our teledermatology endeavor, we may expand this capability to new patients.
Surgical Patients with Existing Appointments: Expect a call in the coming days. I will open limited hours only for pending excisions. We are removing sutures on Wednesday 3/25/2020 and 4/1/2020. You should have been contacted to come one of these two days to have your sutures removed. If not, call or send a text to 773-888-3376. These two days are ONLY to remove sutures. If you have a friend or family experienced in removing sutures and wish to avoid leaving your home, please let us know that as well. Post-surgical emergency patients can still reach me at 773-888-3376.
Prescription refills: First, inquire with your pharmacy for a refill. With rare exceptions, we usually prescribe medications with refills. Otherwise we may request an office visit in person or through the teledermatology option prior to e-prescribing your refill or alternate medication. Messages left with our voicemail may take up to 48 hours for a response. Rest assured that any progress you've made so far with medications like Accutane will not be lost even if treatment is temporarily interrupted.
Otherwise, please do not come to the office. With no exceptions, we will politely ask you to go home and await a phone call.
Thank you.
Cuong T. Ha, MD
It is with great difficulty that I have decided to suspend in-office services until further guidance from the CDC. I know that many of you have appointments in the upcoming days, weeks, and months that you have been patiently waiting for, however, your safety and that of our staff and their families must be the highest priority.
Emergency provisions, however, have now been successfully completed to adopt telemedicine technology with the support of most major health insurance companies. Encounters made online will be filed as if you are seen in person. You only need a browser on your phone, tablet, or PC with a camera. There are no apps to download ahead of time. Make sure you have the best possible bandwidth for a quality connection. Using an earbud or headphone will also ensure the best sound quality and your privacy.
Patients with Existing Appointments: We are offering virtual dermatology office hours with the on-call physician assistant for the purposes of focused examinations, rashes, and prescription refills. You will be contacted to confirm your appointment with a code for accessing the virtual "waiting room." At the time of your appointment, you will receive a text message on your phone. Clicking the link will send you to a web page where you will enter your full name and your given password. The PA will "see" you there! Should a lesion require treatment or biopsy, a follow up appointment would be required. Otherwise, if you need to be seen in the office, we will resume office hours as soon as it is safe to do so. You have my word that I will be taking no days off or vacations until we treat every last patient affected by this interruption.
New Patients: After the initial phase of our teledermatology endeavor, we may expand this capability to new patients.
Surgical Patients with Existing Appointments: Expect a call in the coming days. I will open limited hours only for pending excisions. We are removing sutures on Wednesday 3/25/2020 and 4/1/2020. You should have been contacted to come one of these two days to have your sutures removed. If not, call or send a text to 773-888-3376. These two days are ONLY to remove sutures. If you have a friend or family experienced in removing sutures and wish to avoid leaving your home, please let us know that as well. Post-surgical emergency patients can still reach me at 773-888-3376.
Prescription refills: First, inquire with your pharmacy for a refill. With rare exceptions, we usually prescribe medications with refills. Otherwise we may request an office visit in person or through the teledermatology option prior to e-prescribing your refill or alternate medication. Messages left with our voicemail may take up to 48 hours for a response. Rest assured that any progress you've made so far with medications like Accutane will not be lost even if treatment is temporarily interrupted.
Otherwise, please do not come to the office. With no exceptions, we will politely ask you to go home and await a phone call.
Thank you.
Cuong T. Ha, MD
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At Prince William Dermatology our mission is to ensure the wellbeing of your body and spirit through healthy skin. Whether it be a rash which has become bothersome or a mole that looks worrisome, we can address it. Treat yourself to effective, tasteful, aesthetic laser and injectable services and make your outward appearance as youthful as your inner self. Let us help you make your skin the healthiest it should be.
The doctor (Board Certified and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology) and our certified, experienced PAs are accepting new patients of all ages from newborns to... the not-so-newborn. Learn more about our personal background. |
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Our courteous staff will work diligently to ensure that you receive your maximum insurance benefits. Should we not be a part of your network, claims are processed electronically on your behalf the same day of your appointment to expedite your reimbursement for out-of-network benefits--usually within weeks.
Our courteous staff will work diligently to ensure that you receive your maximum insurance benefits. Should we not be a part of your network, claims are processed electronically on your behalf the same day of your appointment to expedite your reimbursement for out-of-network benefits--usually within weeks.
We moved to a new office in April 2019
Don't worry-- we're still in Gainesville. The new office is at 7051 Heathcote Village Way, Suite 210, Gainesville, VA 20155 and intersects with Heathcote Blvd between the Heathcote Commons Town Homes and the Gainesville Health & Rehab Center across from the Heritage Hunt Country Club. We'll be reminding patients when we confirm your appointments. The best way to be updated is to allow us to text your appointment reminders. Let us know if you want this type of notification.
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