Reflections on 2024 and 2025 Offerings at MedLogic

by Dr. Jill Green

A look back at 2024

2024 gave all of the staff at MedLogic opportunities to greatly expand our knowledge. As you know, MedLogic is closed on Thursdays for staff development, so here is a short list of things we have used our Thursday development time for in 2024:

Laura (our executive practice manager) went and got a whole dang Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (with an emphasis on trauma and crisis) - all while working full time at Medlogic and busting her tushy. She has always been a mental health advocate for our patients, so she decided to get formalized training in an area she loves. She is proud to offer those services to our patients who could benefit from mental health therapy - and, frankly, everyone could benefit. She is able to see patients for cash pay or with Medicaid at this time.  She will remain in her practice manager/mother hen role here at Medlogic as well (or I would have both trauma and be in crisis).

Michele continues to grow her aesthetics practice and knowledge and has taken advanced trainings in IV infusion therapy, hydrofacials, Emsella and Emsculpt, and Lymphatic massage.  She took extra time in 2024 to focus on family and is looking forward to a great 2025 with Medlogic and Elevation Health (www.ElevationHealthKenosha.com)

I (Dr. Green) have also continued to “nerd out” on all things longevity and functional medicine. I have taken courses this year on peptide therapy, exosome therapy, functional dermatology, nutrition, and hormone replacement therapy.  I also finished up a two-year program on using psychedelics for mental health. I am currently in a year-long immunology and autoimmune course. I continue to practice with a functional medicine approach – to treat the root cause so that continued medication is no longer needed where possible and appropriate and to restore baseline health. For those of you who know me, you know that I am fairly anti-establishment and do not find value in getting a lengthy list of certifications or more letters after my name in exchange for courses that are no more than “check the box and write a check.”  That is why I was happy to be a founding member of CFIP (College of Function and Integrative Medicine Physicians) which is a physician-led and physician-driven organization. I feel like I can meaningfully continue to advance the field of medicine with this organization.

Looking forward to 2025 

For 2025, we will be hiring a new physician in the Libertyville office, as we have a waitlist there, and we would like to accommodate more people. If you refer someone that you personally know, please notify us so that we can give priority enrollment to new patients who are referred.

The supplement shop on our website will open in 2025.  The supplement shop will be a place to access supplement brands that MedLogic doctors use and trust for specific health concerns or health optimization. Here's what drives the opening of our supplement shop:

1. One of our core values is cost transparency and not profiting from medications and supplements. We value you as a patient, and we value our relationship, so want to pass along our own significant provider cost savings to you.

2. I also personally don’t feel it is ethical in medicine to profit from things that I am recommending as there is an inherent conflict of interest when profit is tied to recommendations. Please know that if I recommend something, it is because I believe it is useful or helpful to you and not because it is revenue stream.

3. I also want some of these pricier supplements or devices to be accessible to all patients, regardless of income level.  We are able to pass on our savings so that our patients have access to quality products and medications.  We prefer to profit from our knowledge, not our sales.

In other health news

Have you ever had that one friend who bought a stock when no one cared about it and is now wealthy beyond measure? That’s how we feel about the DPC (Direct Primary Care) movement and about you being members of our practice. Patients who are getting on board now are benefiting greatly. 

Conventional medicine was bad when we left in 2016, and it’s worse now. I feel for our Primary Care colleagues who are dependent on third party payers and who are dealing with endless insurance denials and pharmacy benefit managers. They should be spending their time with you, the patient, not on the phone 18 times to get one medication approved. 

Healthcare “out there” is pretty bad, and we are so grateful that you are all “in here” with us doing the Direct Primary Care thing. We love the price transparency, the longer visits, and getting to know you personally. Here's what we don't miss:

1. We don’t miss the useless EMR (Electronic Medical Record) clicks (“clicking for dollars” is what I used to call it).

2. We don’t miss the intrusion of privacy and data sharing.

3. And we certainly aren’t missing the EMR cyberattacks on patient private health information. The dark web is teeming with goodies taken from large health system attacks in 2024. 

We plan to continue offering good primary care and learning as much as we can on your behalf. We are truly grateful that you are our patients, and we wish you all a healthy and happy 2025.

With kindness,

Jill Green, MD

www.MedlogicMD.com

www.JillGreenMD.com