Vantage Physicians, founded in 2006, is a Direct Medical Practice: a unique and growing model of healthcare where the consumer pays the physician a direct monthly fee, reducing the paper work, labor and waste involved in billing and rebilling insurance carriers.

Over the last several years it became clear that the current medical system was not meeting the needs of our patients. Many patients were frustrated by poor access to their physician, long waiting times for short appointments, slow responses to phone messages, and physicians who no longer called on their patients in the hospital or nursing home. We knew that on average 40 cents of every dollar our patients spent was wasted on trying to get their insurance companies to pay for their care.

At Vantage Physicians, we are deeply committed to providing prompt, friendly, quality medical care to our patients. Our practice model allows us to focus on our patient’s needs rather than the requirements of their insurance carrier. We are free to focus on the primary interaction in healthcare: the patient-physician relationship.

For Dr. Kershisnik, having a Direct Medical Practice allows her patients to have access to their personal family physician 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! She offers same day appointments, house calls, hospital visits, and telephone or email consultations. Each appointment is set to allow you enough time to address all of your concerns and get the type of personal care you expect from your physician.

At Vantage Physicians, we have appreciated Thurston First Bank’s enthusiasm and creativity in dealing with the unique features of our medical practice. When we applied for a new business loan, Tom Nelson, our loan officer, understood immediately what our business was about. He carefully researched the emerging trend of consumer-driven health care, asked well-informed questions and made the loan process painless even driving the paperwork over to be signed. We knew it wasn’t a rubber stamp process but that he understood and believed in our business.

Debbie Arai, their manager for online services, assisted us with not only our online banking needs but continues to help us find new ways to safeguard our business against fraud with TFB’s many helpful tools. In our effort to be high tech as well as high touch, we use Thurston First’s ACH program for payroll and for our patients who choose to pay their fees monthly or quarterly through automatic withdrawals. Our patients enjoy unlimited access to their personal physician without copays, complicated EOB’s or insurance denials. Now they can thank Thurston First for freeing them from the hassle of monthly billing statements.

We are now embarking on our fourth year of practice and we know Thurston First Bank will be with us every step of the way!

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