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All One-Time Evaluations are Virtual.
ABOUT DR. CHRIS PAGNANI
If a patient would like enter into long-term care with another provider at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates, they may contact scheduling approximately 2 weeks after their appointment with Dr. Pagnani. Patients will undergo the practice’s screening protocol (which is in place for safety reasons, as our providers do not have inpatient admitting privileges or true emergency coverage). Patients will also be scheduled based on provider availability and state and federal regulations (for example, an in-office appointment is required for initial visits with prescribers). Waiting 2 weeks from the consult allows time for their report to be finalized, and allows Dr. Pagnani time to discuss the case with potential providers. Having an evaluation with Dr. Pagnani does NOT guarantee the ability to establish long-term care with another provider at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates. Patients who are scheduled with another provider in the practice are seen for a 45-minute visit (at that provider’s 45-minute rate) for their initial visit (and then they likely will move to “medication management” visits). Patients may also inquire about psychotherapy services with our practice as well. A patient’s chart is “closed” with our office, until they meet with their new (long-term) provider for their first visit. I.E. even if an individual who has a one-time evaluation is planning on becoming a patient at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates, no care, appointments, forms, additional follow-up, prescriptions, urgent or emergency calls or care, or recommendations are made by Dr. Pagnani or any provider at our office, until they establish care at an initial visit, with their new long-term care provider.
*Of note, if an individual does schedule with a provider at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates, Dr. Pagnani will make himself available to that provider, throughout the patient’s care, upon their new provider’s request. Dr. Pagnani has regular supervision meetings and office hours with the providers within the practice, and he does not charge for any additional collaboration. With that said, Dr. Pagnani does not interfere (or triangulate) with a patient’s care. In these instances, he does not have separate discussions with the patient, their family or spouse, or respond to emails/ calls from individuals whom he previously provided one-time evaluations for. Any calls, emails or requests will be forwarded to the individual’s long-term provider within the practice, who will be responsible for their care.
The providers at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates do not have inpatient admitting privileges, true emergency coverage or on-call social workers or medical residents. Therefore, if a patient has a history of inpatient psychiatric admissions, psychosis, suicide attempts, or is assessed as high risk, we will be unable to schedule them for follow-up within our practice for safety reasons. There are also incidences where substance use disorders may be severe, and warrant providers with additional services, resources and competencies (and thus, those individuals would be referred out of the practice as well).