Baptist Heart Specialist - New Patients

On behalf of our team, I would like to welcome you to Baptist Heart Specialists. Our staff is dedicated to helping you plan an appointment, work with your insurance provider, as well as schedule any tests or surgeries in a timely manner. We are always here to help you with all your Baptist Heart Specialists needs and make sure your visit is efficient and enjoyable. Thank you for choosing Baptist Heart Specialists for your care.

Verify coverage with your insurance company.

My medications list

For your convenience, we’ve provided a convenient wallet card that you can download and fill out with your current list of medications.

Carry a list of your health care providers.

Be sure to include name, address, telephone number, and condition being followed. This will help ensure that communication between your cardiologist and all of your other care providers is complete.

Compile a list of your past health history.

Important to include are any surgical procedures (with at least approximate dates), a list of any major prior or ongoing illnesses/health issues, and a list of any major tests, especially if performed within the last year. Knowing past health events can help the physician make a diagnosis or prescribe the best course of treatment.

Compile a family health history of close blood relatives.

This includes brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and children. From a cardiology perspective, what you are especially interested in finding out is whether any of your relatives have been diagnosed with heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or aneurysm. Knowing when any of your relatives passed away and cause of death is also important. A family history of health events can provide clues as to what illnesses/conditions you may be at risk for developing.

Bring copies of any recent lab results and any other test results from the past year.

If you have them, especially if the testing took place with a different health care provider. This will help avoid duplicating tests unnecessarily.

Write down a list of the questions you have about your condition and bring it with you.

Keep the list realistic in length. You might want to pick the top 3 or 4 concerns you would like to have addressed during your visit. Even though this might seem silly, it is easy to get side tracked during a medical appointment. Write down ahead of time what pieces of information you want to leave with.

Keep yourself organized.

Putting all this data into a folder is a good idea so it's easy to access during your visit.