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Concierge Medicine & Wellness Practice in Chicago, IL

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Experience care in our modern office designed with your comfort in mind. Dr. Skura welcomes you into a space where personalized attention and exceptional care blend together seamlessly.

Enhanced Concierge Care Benefits are included as part of the annual membership fee. ArtMedica offerings are not covered by Medicare or any other insurance plans.

About ArtMedica

ArtMedica maintains a limited patient population, allowing Dr. Skura and her staff to provide you with the following membership benefits:

Direct communication with Dr. Skura or her assistant during business hours

When you call the office during business hours, there will be no recording to navigate…only real people to take your call, with a real concern for your health and well-being. In the event that you need to leave a message, your phone call will be returned promptly. If you deem your problem “urgent”, Dr. Skura will make every effort to speak to you at the time of your call.

Personal after-hours availability for urgent issues

If you have an urgent medical problem that occurs outside of regular business hours, you will be able to easily reach Dr. Skura by calling the office line or after-hours phone number. She will use her best efforts to be available when you are ill or injured to coordinate your care. For emergencies, always call 911 first.

Little or no office waiting room time, and longer appointments

Office visits will start promptly. Appointments will generally be scheduled for one (1) hour, but some appointments (for example, a Comprehensive Annual Health Assessment) will be scheduled for approximately two (2) hours. Dr. Skura aims to afford you the time to thoroughly address all your questions and concerns, regardless of the reason for your visit.

Extended office hours

Office visits are best scheduled when the full complement of staff is available. However, should you require occasional visits outside of our usual office hours, we will do our best to reasonably accommodate you.

Strong focus on preventive medicine and long-term health and wellness

As part of Dr. Skura’s commitment to your long-term health and wellness, her philosophy is to educate you about the importance of fitness, weight management, and healthy living in addition to the clinical services she offers at ArtMedica. She will assist you in identifying and evaluating wellness providers and offerings. This will support your effort to take an active role in managing and maintaining your good health.

Personalized hospital care

Should you need to be hospitalized, Dr. Skura will make herself available when she can to communicate with you and serve as an advocate on your behalf, even when you are admitted to a facility at which she does not have privileges. If you wish, unless hospital policy or protocol does not allow, she will do what she reasonably can to remain involved in your care, including by making courtesy visits and/or communicating with the hospitalists or other attending physicians who are providing services to you.

“Virtual” consultations and long-distance care

Whether you are on a brief vacation, living some of the year in a second residence, or otherwise unable to come to the office, Dr. Skura will offer a “virtual” consultation as determined on a case-by-case basis, at her discretion and subject to applicable state law requirements. However, if in her judgment you need to be seen by a local physician, you will be encouraged to seek medical attention. We will communicate with you directly, as well as with your treating physician as needed, to support the coordination of your care.

Hearing screening

As part of her commitment to preventive care, Dr. Skura will provide you with an annual hearing screening exam, excluding diagnostic hearing and balance exams, regardless of any reported symptoms. She believes that regular hearing screenings are an important tool for early detection of hearing loss.

Care for visiting relatives and/or friends

Should your out-of-town family or friends become ill during a visit to the Chicago area, Dr. Skura will be happy to see them at her office and assist them with their medical care. She will treat them as though they are a member of ArtMedica.

Travel medicine consultation

Dr. Skura will offer guidance on CDC-recommended inoculations and/or precautions to be taken while traveling.

Comprehensive Annual Health Assessment

This is a comprehensive annual examination, unrelated to any illness or injury, and is included as a benefit in the annual membership fee. It will include a thorough examination and an appropriate array of screening tests based on age, health status, and risk factors. Every patient is advised to have a Comprehensive Annual Health Assessment and any related additional tests as may be medically appropriate. Depending on your particular health situation, additional tests (such as blood tests, a colonoscopy, mammogram, etc.) may be recommended. These will be billed by the performing entity, and you or our insurer will be responsible for payment of these tests. Dr. Skura will use the results of your evaluation to help you develop a plan for the year to improve health and fitness and to address any new or existing health goals. In our ongoing efforts to assist you in adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and optimizing your quality of life, you will be encouraged and reminded by the ArtMedica staff to schedule this very important exam each year.

The ArtMedica Staff

Our staff is an important part of your experience at ArtMedica. Not only do they have the expertise to advocate on your behalf, but they will assist you in navigating through other aspects of the medical community when necessary.

Insurance Information

Dr. Skura does not participate as an in-network provider with Medicare or with any commercial health insurance plans. The annual membership fee includes an annual physical, 3 follow-up visits, and unlimited urgent visits. Additional follow-ups are billed and payment will be the responsibility of the patient. As an out-of-network provider, there will not be a need for us to collect a co-pay at the time of our visit.  Additionally, we will assist in the submission of claims to your insurance provider for possible partial reimbursement to you.

As medically indicated, Dr. Skura will make it a priority to refer you to in-network physicians for any necessary consultations and to in-network facilities for diagnostic tests and hospitalizations.  Any services rendered by these physicians or facilities will be billed by the performing entity and should likely be covered by your insurer according to in-network fees.  We expect that coverage of services by other providers will not be affected by our insurance statutes.

Annual Fees & Instructions

Please see the Membership Agreement form for annual fees and instructions.

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I found Dr. Skura to be sympathetic and professional. She really takes the time to learn about each patient.

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Dr. Skura is thorough, a good listener, and caring. I'm happy to have found her and recomend her very highly!

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The best physician I've ever had! She is patient, explains things in detail, and involves me in decision-making.

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Dr. Skura gets to know her patients before treating them and has a passion for helping others. She is outstanding!

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I enjoyed meeting Dr. Skura. I found her to be sympathetic and professional at the same time. In my experience (in 3 countries) a good doctor learns enough about each patient so they can judge when a problem is serious. I feel Dr. Skura fits this description.

- M.B.

I look for three things in my primary care doctor. The first is thoroughness, the second is being a good listener, and the third is he or she is a caring doctor. I have found [Dr. Skura] to have all three of these qualities. I’m happy to have found her and recommend her very highly!

- D.G.

The best physician I have ever had! She took aggressive action with my diabetes and I am doing considerably better ever since. She is very patient and listens to my questions and concerns. She explains things in detail and involves me in decision-making. I have never felt rushed during my visits with her!

- J.T.

Dr. Skura takes the time to really get to know her patients as a whole before treating them, which is very rare. You can tell she has a passion for helping others and therefore devoted her life to medicine, making her an outstanding medical professional!

- A.L.
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