Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Consultative Medicine? An Excerpt from Geng, Verghese and Tilburt-“Consultative Medicine – An Emerging Specialty for Patients with Perplexing Conditions” – New England Journal of Medicine, December 2021:
   “Patients with unusual, perplexing, or complex symptoms and conditions are not well served by the fast-paced U.S. health care system. An estimated 20 to 30% of all primary care consultations are for “medically unexplained symptoms” for which standard evaluations have resulted in no medical diagnosis. Although clinicians may be tempted to assume that psychological factors account for these symptoms, this large and heterogeneous group of patients also includes those with rare diseases, atypical presentations, new or unknown conditions, and complex illnesses that challenge standard evaluation. These patients have varied presentations and outcomes, but they often share a common experience: long, exasperating diagnostic journeys in which they bounce from specialist to specialist in an ultraspecialized health care system that rewards high throughput rather than individualized care.”
    
2. What illnesses or injuries does Dr. Jamison see?
   We welcome patients of all ages and types of conditions.
    
3. How does the practice work?
   Most services are remote via telephone and email correspondence.
   We see patients on a per need basis at our practice in San Francisco, CA.
    
4. What services are provided?
   • Initial phone consultation
   • Deep review of medical records
   • Case specific deep research (cutting edge therapies, clinical trials)
   • Facilitation of specialist referral throughout the world
   • Additional testing recommendations as needed
   • Patient directed advocacy medicine
   
    
5. How much does it cost?
   Please find our current rates here.
    
6. Are the services covered by my insurance?
   We provide a Health Insurance Claim Form to submit to your insurance.
   Coverage is at the sole discretion of your insurance provider and depends on your plan, deductible, and out-of-pocket maximum. Dr. Jamison’s services are typically reimbursed at the PPO out-of-network rate (some covering 20-60% of cost after your deductible). We do not contract with HMOs, Medicare, or MediCal.