The Closing of Capital Family Practice

Most Loyal Patients,

It is with mixed emotions that I announce the next phase of my life. As most of you know, I have practiced here since 1997 and took ownership of Capital Family Practice in 2004. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, I decided to try to simplify my life and practice by becoming a Direct Primary Care provider.  While this has allowed less frustration with insurance companies and given me more time with you, the job has continued to be a twenty-four hour a day, seven days a week, three-hundred and sixty five days a year job.  I have loved running my own practice, but still feel the need to scale back on my responsibilities. I have been given the opportunity to work for Prima Medicine, a Privia Medical Group practice, on a part time basis no longer needing to manage the administrative aspect of a practice. While I am saddened to give up the portion of my life, I am looking forward to more time with my family and personal interests.

Starting July 7, 2020 I will begin work at Prima Medicine. You will receive the same expert care that I have provided for you for the past twenty-three years. There will be a very few administrative changes. First, I will be moving to the opposite end of Fair Ridge Drive. Prima Medicine is located at 3903 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22033. The number to schedule appointments is 703-870-3750.  Second, I will no longer be a Direct Primary Care provider. This means I will begin accepting commercial insurance starting 07/01/2020. For my Direct Primary Care members, your last monthly payment will be for June 2020. If you paid for the year in advance, then I will be issuing a refund check for any payment that would be applied for after 07/01/2020. Lastly, I am sad to inform Prima Medicine does not see pediatric patients. I will no longer be able to offer care to children under the age of sixteen.  I will greatly miss seeing all of the wonderful children, most of which I have cared for since birth. I am recommending pediatric care with one of the Privia Pediatric groups.  Seeing a Privia pediatric provider will allow your child's medical record to be part of the same health record system as the parent's and will make transition back to me easy after the sixteenth birthday.

If you have an appointment scheduled with me after 07/07/2020 you will be automatically moved to my schedule at Prima Medicine. There is no need to call to have your appointment moved. This will happen automatically.  To schedule future appointments, you may call the office directly or schedule via the website at www.Primamedicine.com.  Active patients will have their medical record moved to the Prima Medicine system. I will keep my current electronic health record, eClinicalWorks, accessible for the purpose of record transfer for seven years (07/01/2027).

There are many benefits to becoming part of Prima Medicine. Prima Medicine offers a full electronic health record with Athena and includes online scheduling, telemedicine, electronic prescribing, electronic referrals, appointment reminders and patient education with printable and video information. My schedule will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 08:30 am to 5:00 pm. I am very excited to be part of Prima Medicine and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Kathleen M. Curtis MD