The Access Healthcare (Apex) treated us like family! They went above and beyond providing us with…read morecare, would recommend to anyone! On top of this I really like their business model, by not dealing with insurance companies directly they are able to save significantly and making healthcare truly accessible!

Dr. Brian Forrest, at Access Healthcare, runs an unusual medical practice. They don't file…read moreinsurance or deal with Medicare or Medicaid, so they have much lower overhead, and they can charge much lower prices than other docs. In fact, they list their prices on their web site! What other doctor does that?? www.acchealth.com Doctor Forrest is a fairly young (40-ish) doctor, but he does medicine the old fashioned way. They give you your care, and you pay them (cash or plastic), and they give you a receipt. Period, that's all. No paperwork (other than your medical history for your first visit). You get a receipt, so if you can get an insurance company to reimburse you, that's great, but it's your problem, not theirs! The result is that they charge much less than other docs. In fact, their charges are often not much more than the insurance co-pay elsewhere! A standard office visit is $49, and that gets you a half hour with the doc or nurse practitioner, not the 10 minutes or so that $100 or $150 will get you elsewhere. What's more, Dr. Forrest has lined up cash-discount deals with many local medical specialists for his patients, for services that he doesn't provide himself, like radiology. He promises the specialists that the patients he sends them will pay immediately with cash or credit/debit card, and zero paperwork, and in return they give his patients steep discounts. The resulting savings can be amazing, as I discovered in August, 2008, when I fell from a ladder and injured my wrist. X-rays showed a non-displaced acute distal radius fracture (i.e., I broke the end of the big bone in my forearm). I got a fancy brace, a prescription analgesic, and three office visits, each with x-rays and radiologist's report. I paid for it all with my HSA debit card. Guess what it cost? Most people guess $3000-$5000. It was actually $270. When I tell people that, most don't comprehend it. They assume $270 was the sum of my insurance deductibles. Wrong. Insurance paid nothing. (My low-cost HDHP insurance doesn't kick in until I spend about $5000.) $270 was the total cost. (Note: that was 2.5 years ago, so it would probably be a little over $300, now.) With traditional insurance and a typical doctor, my out-of-pocket cost would have been similar, plus the insurance company would have paid thousands. That money, in the final analysis, would've mostly paid for bureaucracy and paperwork, rather than medical care. At Access Healthcare, all you buy is the medical care. THIS is how real medical reform should work! It is encouraged by President Bush's HSA/HDHP-based reforms. Sadly, ObamaCare (unless it is repealed) is going to gradually squeeze this kind of practice out of existance. It will require that everyone have insurance, and that every insurance policy pay for 100% of routine checkups and other preventive care. That will not only jack up the cost of insurance, and add the insurance company overhead to every minor office visit, it will also mean that medical practices which don't accept insurance won't have any customers for routine checkups. And, since everyone goes to the same doctor for illness & minor injury that they go to for checkups, the no-insurance docs won't have customers for those things, either. They won't have any choice but to start taking insurance, and hire the staff to handle the paperwork. Then, once they DO accept insurance, they'll not only have the same additional overhead/cost that other docs have, ObamaCare will require them to comply with every regulation issued by the Secretary of HHS, or else the insurance companies won't be allowed to contract with them. The bottom line is that unless ObamaCare is repealed, government will be in charge of your medical care, instead of great doctors like Dr. Brian Forrest of Access Healthcare. Dave

While the 2 cataract surgeries went well, the financial/billing department have been horrible. Was…read moretold that they had obviously checked with my insurance, I paid my total "out of pocket" and I was completely paid in full. Several weeks later I received a bill with a substantial amount due. After contacting the office, I received a message that was basically a shrug of the shoulders along with "well that happens." So completely unprofessional and a slap in the face to any billing transparency! I will most assuredly contest the bill and will NEVER use them again for any reason!

Amazing cataract surgery outcome…read more I'm very grateful for ths skiils and care I received at Blue Ridge Surgery Center. I'm truly impressed by the outcome. Dr. Gupta operated on my right eye cataract yesterday. Before surgery, my right eye had significant ghosting in my distance vision while driving, watching tv, and even walking. Objects and text appeared doubled or shadowed, though the image would become clearer if I tilted my head way back--probably caused by my old worn out lens distortion. As of this morning after surgery, the change is remarkable. Distance vision in my right eye is exceptionally clear, with no ghosting. Images and color are so much brighter, sharper, and tv skin tones are noticeably more defined. It is like taking off bown tint sunglasses. The improvement in in just one day is dramatic. Special thanks you to the entire Blue Ridge Surgery team including preop nurse Morgan, and my anesthesiologist.

I have always gotten good service from Horizon. I have called the day before with a problem and…read morehave always gotten in the next day. I feel that the physicians listen to me and do their best to help me. I would recommend this practice to anyone who asks me for a referral.

I went for a wellness visit in May and Dr McGill charged me a $180 for an office visit. She charged…read moreme because she wrote a script out for BP med I have been on for 10 years ( I could have had CVS call it in) , we discussed my A1C from my yearly blood work, and because she told me that my Stye could take two weeks to get over (never touched or looked at my Stye). I had made a six month follow up appointment but canceled it due to changing doctors. Dr McGill refused to fill my BP meds until I called to find out why. She allowed me to do without my meds because she wanted me to come in for an appointment. The ethical thing to do would have been to fill for a week then have her nurse call and tell me I needed an appointment. Instead she allowed me to run out of meds that have worked for 10 years. What about her oath to do no harm?

I have been going to Dr. C for about 11 years and she is the best dermatologist I've ever had. I…read morehad to go to another dermatologist for one year when I changed insurance, and was so happy when I could go back to her the next year when my insurance changed again. Often you will have to wait to see her, but that is because she will take all the time she needs to hear about your problem/concerns and then address them. She always gives a thorough mole check and stays on top of anything that is suspicious. Dr. C attends a lot of conferences to keep abreast of the lasted skin cancer and skin issues and isn't afraid to try new things. I have referred many friends to her over the years, and she has treated my husband also when he needed a mole removed. He hates needles and she was very patient with him and made sure he was properly numbed up and didn't feel (or see) a thing as she had him draped up like a mummy haha. The only complaint I have, is the back office admin staff can be hard to deal with if you have insurance questions. I don't think it should reflect on her rating, it is more a problem with the office manager. I trust her implicitly with my skin care and look forward to going to her for many more years!

Not so much! The lady on the phone was just too busy to assist. Of course, I could see an…read moreassistant, but when I asked to see the doctor, they couldn't be bother. Me thinks not if you want to see an actual doctor and have customer service.

I would highly recommend this practice. I have been a patient at Triangle Arthritis & Rheumatology…read morefor many years, and the care I have received has consistently been outstanding. The providers are compassionate, take the time to listen to my concerns, answer my many questions, and provide clear, helpful information. My current providers, Dr. Prarthana Jain and PA Kendall Bonot, have provided excellent care in managing my rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Another thing I greatly appreciate is that I have rarely had to wait long for my appointments; I am usually seen right at my scheduled appointment time. In addition, the office staff is always polite, efficient, caring, and professional. I am very grateful for the exceptional care I have received and would not hesitate to recommend this practice to others.

I am being treated for osteoporosis with a yearly infusion. Dr. Ross explained the treatment very…read morethoroughly and Cara, her PA has been doing follow-ups. Both are very caring individuals and make sure that I understand options available to me. The office staff is great, too; appointments are easy to obtain. Happy to recommend this practice.

every one there from the staffs to the doctors were very professional kind and caring and very…read moreattentive. I received such "tlc" I didn't wanna leave! In the past I was afraid of needles and hated the smell of the hospitals and never thought that I would miss staying in one but I missed this one. I highly recommend this facility to anyone. Jamie defusco

Came in with a strong possibility of a blood clot in my husband's leg. He has a history of blood…read moreclots having had a pulmonary embolism and years prior open heart surgery, etc. On medication for blood clots. He woke up in the morning with a swollen red and very hot leg so of course that was our first thought. Got here at 8:50 AM. It is now 1215. We're still sitting here. They came in and did a Doppler on his leg a half hour ago but we're still waiting for word about their findings. Over three hours, we are starving and my patience is growing thin. I asked a nurse what is the delay? She seemed a little bit annoyed because she was not "our" nurse. I see signs everywhere saying they're driving for a five! They're not striving very hard. Even if they just sent someone in to check on us from time to time? We just feel very ignored. Finally released after 1pm. Dang! But so thankful it's not a clot, cellulitis ( still not good but not emergant. )

The office is in a medical park area with plenty of parking. Staff was friendly and welcoming. I…read morehad an insurance snag and it was taken care of by the end of my appointment. My doctor was young and smart. She recommended some creams that seem to be working and was protective about taking a biopsy so I could have answers. And also had me set up a recheck so she could follow up and make sure everything has cleared up.

Great friendly people, my wife and I have been here multiple times for skin cancer. Today they got…read moreme in within 2 hours to see a rash on my arm. Good care.

I was scheduled for an in office echocardiogram and up to the day before they did not give me an…read moreestimate of my pit of pocket expenses. I even contacted my insurance directly and found out my percentage that I was responsible for yet Cary cardiology could not tell me the price of the test. my insurance company also informed me that Cary cardiology did not request an pre authorization estimate for expenses. long story short- Cary cardiologist expects their patients to show up blind- not knowing what they will pay. And if you inquire they loop you to voicemails.

Avoid this place. Waiting room traffic is like a carnival. 2nd visit. Appointment was at 1:00,…read morewaited until 2:30, finally got up and walked out. I am not going to reschedule since I've seen this chaos twice already. Looking for another provider.