res·to·ra·tion /ˌrestəˈrāSH(ə)n/

Patient Care

via an accessible telemedicine model

Become a Patient

By enrolling as a patient at Verve Healthcare, you are embarking on a shared journey to improve (or maintain) your health.  We inquire about your healthcare goals, so that we can regularly check-in to ensure we remain in alignment.

The Process

Call, email or inquire via the Contact page.  You will be called or emailed with more information about how to begin.

Membership

Unless you are seeing a specialist, the western medical model (billing commercial health insurance) is sustainable only with short doctor visits for each individual concern. Some providers are cannot afford (in time nor cost) to be accessible by email). Dr. Provorse knows this, as she served as a Naturopathic primary care provider for 15 years prior to the 2020 COVID pandemic.   Her specialities in endocrinology, nutrition and digestive health required additional expertise, attention and time that was not covered by commercial insurance.  To better serve her patients, she turned to a different healthcare delivery model.

Verve Healthcare is a membership-based practice (which differs from a Concierge model).  There is an annual fee which helps to cover behind-the-scenes (non-appointment) time spent reviewing your care, ordering labs, interpreting results, exploring new therapies, staying up-to-date on medical research and developing treatment plans–all while keeping the number of patients she sees limited.  In this way, you have an innovative healthcare provider who is prepared, attentive and engaged for your longer, more thorough visits.

We realize that a membership is not financially accessible to everyone.  Dr. Provorse offers a limited number of membership scholarships to bridge this gap for patients with hardship circumstances.

Naturopathic/Integrative/Functional Medicine- what’s the difference?

Naturopathic physicians (ND or NMD) are trained at four-year accredited naturopathic medical schools.  They diagnose, prevent, and treat acute and chronic illness to restore and establish optimal health by supporting the person’s inherent self-healing process. Their Therapeutic Order™, identifies the natural order in which all therapies should be applied to provide the greatest benefit with the least potential for damage.  For more information on this, see the American Association website.  Naturopathy was created the early 20th century by American MDs who objected to using toxic substances to treat their patients.   The terms Integrative and Functional Medicine were created by 21st century MDs who also wanted to practice outside the standard of care of western medicine by getting additional training in herbalism, nutrition and other therapies. Separate certification programs exist for these physicians.  While training programs and licensing may be a little different, all of these providers essentially are working toward similar goals: to better support patients feel better with less reliance on pharmacology and fewer negative side effects.