How is Integrative Medicine Different?

Integrative Medicine is a post-graduate fellowship involving approximately 2 years of training. Integrative Medicine (IM) is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies. Many doctors already certified in a medical specialty will commit to further training to learn more healing techniques as a supplement to standard training. This will allow your provider to deploy more elements of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness in addition to prescriptions and surgical options when appropriate for the individual.

Why should I pay a membership fee?

The Membership fee is out of pocket, paid by check, credit card or cash. Once you are a member/patients…the consults outlined above will be each billed to your medical insurance via G&G Billing in Elk Grove IL. The strength of an Integrative Medicine trained graduate is the ability to learn about the whole person and plan personal changes to optimize outcomes, accelerate reduction of inflammation/suffering and reduce the tendency to revert back to bad habits. All this learning, staging and implementing requires time between provider and patient far more detailed than a standard 15minute office visit. Memberships to our practice are not to provide profit / they are to allow compassion. Annual Members in Dr Saguil’s practice are given exclusive connection with an Integrative Medical specialist in practice since 1995. (patient’s are given his personal phone number)

What is included in an annual membership?

1-an initial 2 hour in-person meeting to begin mapping out patient desires, prior work up testing, medical risk assessments, resource discovery, partnering expectations, avoidance of future pitfalls. (De-construct failure to Re-construct success)

2-quarterly 90 minute in-person consults to update, reassess and adjust investments and priorities. This may require calling in different coaches, teachers, consultants and ancillary support in attaining personal goals.

3-once to twice a quarter 30-60minute virtual conversations to update provider/patient goals stumbling blocks and success

4-constant HIPPA compliant communication via the electronic medical records Gethealthie

5-urgent care evaluation (virtual or in-person when appropriate) for illness, injury, disease flare from anywhere in the world.

6-invitation to train and attempt the annual DrRic HIking Excursion (National Park is designated every winter and training in the western suburbs of Chicago exclusive to members only)

7-as our clinic grows, you will be able to see DrRic virtually, in-person in Hoffman Estates IL or Crystal Lake IL….and hopefully in other states in the near future as our community impact expands.

How do I pay for the “Test Drive” one time Consult or the “Annual Membership”?

The “Test Drive” consults were created for those new to Dr Saguil’s practice style. Most patients who haven’t experienced an Integrative Medicine consult will question why extra investment outside of your medical insurance will be necessary. With your first 1-2 hour visit, you will learn why being under the care of DrRic is superior than a standard wellness visit. (or for that matter even a visit for acute care, blood test results or disease flare up!) The “Test Drive” consult is paid via cash check or credit card and will be subtracted from your first year of buying into the “Annual Membership one-time a year payment.

Since every medical consult involves using nutrition manipulation, exercise advice, mindfulness development (in addition to prescription or 2nd opinion referals), weight loss and lifestyle improvement can often be paid for by an HSA card. Individual plans may vary but Dr Saguil is listed as a practicing MD with several states so please inquire with your insurance benefits department.

After choosing an “Annual Membership” your will be invited to interface using the Gethealthie physician platform. This will be where you enter private data, old and new results, payments and communicate via a HIPPA compliant site. Moving forward with your care, whenever a consult is performed (phone, virtual or in-person) your insurance will be complimentary submitted by G&G Medical Billing. Other medical practices will require the patient to work with their insurance in submitting doctor visit payments which typically takes hours of manpower to get reimbursed. We do not want to add to medical stress and G&G Medical Billing is our trusted service.