Before You Get Started

Are You Hello Health Material?
We recognize that Hello Health isn’t for everyone. But you are Hello Health Material if you:

• still believe that health care can be changed for the better, and doctors can be that change
• want to simplify your practice
• have even a spark of the entrepreneurial spirit
• aren’t afraid to be different
• want to spend more time with your patients
• are tired of paperwork
• would like to focus on your patients— not the insurance companies
• love the freedom and simplicity of technology and the Internet

Slow Down and Think
This is your life and your practice, so first consider what you want it to look like. Talk it over with family and friends. Write it all down. From the “just a doctor and a laptop” style to a bigger office with multiple partners, Hello Health practices can take many forms.

Here are a few questions to start you off:

• Where would you like to work?
• How much time would you work?
• What would you do?
• If your practice were truly ideal for you, what would it look like and what would it accomplish for you and the patients you serve?

And here are a few things to consider about Hello Health:

• You don’t need much staff, if at all, as our web app takes care of most of the “paperwork,” such as billing, scheduling, and refilling.
• Hello Health generally doesn’t take insurance. If your patient has a plan that allows for out-of-network docs, you’ll send them along confident that they have the right forms in hand.
• It’s free to create a profile, but we do charge 7% of every transaction you make on Hello Health.
• You charge what you want to charge. Charge more to less patients? Go for it. Want to give free prescription meds as a perk? Go for it.
• Although you should (of course) take only local patients, Hello Health helps you communicate with patients and colleagues whether they’re next door or across the country on vacation. Freedom!
• Hello Health is here to help however we can. But this is your practice, and it’s up to you to do the legwork— such as finding office space (if you desire), making sure you’re compliant to your state’s standards, and building up your patient base.