Clinician visit with rheumatologist review

It opens with a General Medicine clinician who already has your history and labs. They review your symptoms and results, consult a rheumatologist from our network, and lay out next steps — turning a months-long rheumatology wait into a clear plan in days.

No — you work with your General Medicine clinician, who consults a rheumatologist for you. Because they already have your labs and your story, you skip the months-long wait and the blank-slate intake. The rheumatologist's input comes back through them, and they organize what's next, such as more testing or a referral.

You don't need to have that figured out before you book. Your General Medicine clinician reviews your symptoms and history first, and that's exactly what tells them whether rheumatology is the right fit — or whether a different specialist or a different kind of care would serve you better. If it's the latter, they'll point you there instead of moving forward with a review that isn't the right match, so you don't waste a visit going down the wrong path.

Often, yes. It's well suited to persistent joint pain or stiffness, fatigue with aches or rashes, or interpreting labs that point to an autoimmune condition. Some situations need an in-person exam or imaging, and certain symptoms — a hot, swollen joint with fever, or sudden severe symptoms — need prompt evaluation. Your clinician will tell you which path fits and arrange testing when it's needed.

Yes, in many cases. Your clinician can give you a specialist-informed assessment, order or interpret labs and imaging, and prescribe treatment where appropriate. Some autoimmune conditions need an in-person exam to confirm, and your clinician will be honest about that — you'll leave knowing your next step, and they stay involved as your care moves forward.