“I am a physician myself, and I consider myself lucky to be a patient of Dr Connery. She is smart, well trained, experienced, efficient, friendly, and caring. When she smiles, you feel better. Admittedly, you don't go for the smiles, but it's nice to have both. She knows when to refer and when to do it herself. She works hard at trying to work the system so that we get the right answer, quickly, with minimal pain and hassle. She's good at recommending local and regional specialists and getting you in for a visit. She recommended a follow-up with one specialist yesterday, and they called me to schedule the appointment while I was still sitting on the examination table, no lie, probably about 2 or 3 minutes after the referral had gone in, it's ridiculous. I get the impression that they finish everything before they go home, this is old school, and desirable. Conversely, stuff like this does eventually raise the risk of burnout, something I fear, because I don't know what I do without Dr. Connery.
Coverage is available, which I generally don't need, so I can't really talk about it too much. Also, I haven't dealt with her partners as much, and shouldn't say too much there, although there used to be someone whom I thought was a bit of a clunker and that has been addressed, so I think there is an element of self-correction and how they operate, and they hold themselves to high standards. I've only seen PAs a couple of times and it's been a good experience.
The practice is efficient, they pick up the phone, listen, and try to get things done on the first call. I have magic insurance which they take, I can't talk about other carriers. I don't know if they would do this, but if they don't take your insurance, it might still cover lab tests and that sort of thing, somewhere, and this place is good enough you might consider paying cash and submitting to your insurance for reimbursement, or even just taking the hit. They are that good. And submitting to your insurance for reimbursement, or even just taking the hit. They are that good. Parking isn't ideal anywhere, in Basalt you can usually get the last spot or park around the corner by the Aspenalt Lodge. At the time of my writing, they are doing a lot of work on Midland Avenue and Basalt, again, and that probably affects some of the parking availability. In Aspen you can park in the town lot which is nearby. Disabled parking is available, not much, don't ask for it unless you really need it.
I'm pretty picky about my medical care and I am delighted to have Dr Connery. For context, I travel to a major northeastern medical center, where I was on staff, twice a year for sub-specialty care. If I wanted to, I could have a PCP there, but Dr Connery is here, works with them seamlessly, and is every bit the equal of the physicians at that fancy place..
There is one issue: they have a capacity problem and it can take a while to get in. For urgent stuff I believe they save a slot or two at the end of the day, which is best practice. The only complaint I have is this, I have sent a number of patients there who are happy but wish they could get in quicker, and it's a reasonable wish. Practice knows about this, obviously, and is trying to address it, but doing so is slow and difficult. A related issue may be insurance. I do not know for sure what insurance they take, and obviously if they don't take yours, you just wasted time reading my review. Conversely, if they have a huge waiting line, they may not be super motivated to address which coverage they accept -- I am speaking in general terms here, I have not discussed this last issue with the practice.“
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“I am a physician myself, and I consider myself lucky to be a patient of Dr Connery. She is smart, well trained, experienced, efficient, friendly, and caring. When she smiles, you feel better. Admittedly, you don't go for the smiles, but it's nice to have both. She knows when to refer and when to do it herself. She works hard at trying to work the system so that we get the right answer, quickly, with minimal pain and hassle. She's good at recommending local and regional specialists and getting you in for a visit. She recommended a follow-up with one specialist yesterday, and they called me to schedule the appointment while I was still sitting on the examination table, no lie, probably about 2 or 3 minutes after the referral had gone in, it's ridiculous. I get the impression that they finish everything before they go home, this is old school, and desirable. Conversely, stuff like this does eventually raise the risk of burnout, something I fear, because I don't know what I do without Dr. Connery.
Coverage is available, which I generally don't need, so I can't really talk about it too much. Also, I haven't dealt with her partners as much, and shouldn't say too much there, although there used to be someone whom I thought was a bit of a clunker and that has been addressed, so I think there is an element of self-correction and how they operate, and they hold themselves to high standards. I've only seen PAs a couple of times and it's been a good experience.
The practice is efficient, they pick up the phone, listen, and try to get things done on the first call. I have magic insurance which they take, I can't talk about other carriers. I don't know if they would do this, but if they don't take your insurance, it might still cover lab tests and that sort of thing, somewhere, and this place is good enough you might consider paying cash and submitting to your insurance for reimbursement, or even just taking the hit. They are that good. And submitting to your insurance for reimbursement, or even just taking the hit. They are that good. Parking isn't ideal anywhere, in Basalt you can usually get the last spot or park around the corner by the Aspenalt Lodge. At the time of my writing, they are doing a lot of work on Midland Avenue and Basalt, again, and that probably affects some of the parking availability. In Aspen you can park in the town lot which is nearby. Disabled parking is available, not much, don't ask for it unless you really need it.
I'm pretty picky about my medical care and I am delighted to have Dr Connery. For context, I travel to a major northeastern medical center, where I was on staff, twice a year for sub-specialty care. If I wanted to, I could have a PCP there, but Dr Connery is here, works with them seamlessly, and is every bit the equal of the physicians at that fancy place..
There is one issue: they have a capacity problem and it can take a while to get in. For urgent stuff I believe they save a slot or two at the end of the day, which is best practice. The only complaint I have is this, I have sent a number of patients there who are happy but wish they could get in quicker, and it's a reasonable wish. Practice knows about this, obviously, and is trying to address it, but doing so is slow and difficult. A related issue may be insurance. I do not know for sure what insurance they take, and obviously if they don't take yours, you just wasted time reading my review. Conversely, if they have a huge waiting line, they may not be super motivated to address which coverage they accept -- I am speaking in general terms here, I have not discussed this last issue with the practice.“