Carolyn Witte and Felicity Yost are putting the pieces back together and approaching women’s health wholly.
Making an appointment to see a medical specialist is an undertaking patients face with confusion and frustration, and attempting to navigate the intricacies of women’s health is even more maddening. With different doctors for different body parts and a medical model designed without women in mind, seeking even preventative care can be completely overwhelming. Tia, an all-encompassing women’s health approach, is reimagining how treatment is executed by putting women at the forefront of care planning.
CEO Carolyn Witte and President Felicity Yost have created an all-approach women’s health program designed to bring integral medical care to women, everywhere. Many barriers prevent access to affordable care for women across the country, and Carolyn and Felicity are harnessing technology and leveraging medical professionals who have a drive to not only treat women but improve the landscape in which care is provided for them. With Tia they hope to target women’s needs in healthcare without limitations. Although what separates men from women is typically simplified down to reproductive organs, specific care related to female bodies is so much more.
What Women Want
Arguably, women face disproportion when it comes to the basics of life; financial compensation, professional opportunity, and medical care are just some of the areas of existence women strive to level the playing field. The execution of medical care has followed the social constructs in which it was designed. Acceptance of this fact is paramount when attempting to re-write how care is provided for women, and Tia is favored to do just that.
Health and wellness encompass a vast array of therapeutic modalities, and by targeting what women want from their caregivers Tia gains the ability to learn their patients intimately while utilizing technology they’re finding much more convenient. By understanding their target audience, Tia created a welcoming space for women to seek holistic healthcare, efficiently.
Scrutiny and politicization of women’s health issues instills fear and confusion for female patients, and, consequently, this could inhibit their ability to seek care for preventative measures. Although women are far more likely to seek preventative care, the current climate surrounding women’s health has deterred women. In addition, gender bias creates challenges in women’s healthcare because patients feel dismissed, disregarded, and brushed off by providers. Tia provides an option for care that women feel confident in seeking, where providers listen and take their concerns seriously.
Tia: The Gist
Tia is an innovative women’s healthcare provider that focuses holistically on physical maintenance. A team of healthcare specialists provide care management catered to us by marrying aspects of women’s wellness like gynecology, primary care, mental health, and alternative medicine. Carolyn and Felicity, along with their team, cover a diverse patient demographic, improving health efficacy for culturally, physically, and spiritually different patient populations.
Technology plays a large role at Tia, and its integration into providing care sets them apart from traditional healthcare providers. The utilization of technology provides a quickness traditional healthcare lack, and designing products that embrace our future is beneficial for patient outcomes. By accepting major insurance providers like Aetna, Cigna, and Anthem, Tia also offers cash-for-service plans to provide wide coverage to women.
A 24/7 accessible personalized care team includes an OB/GYN, medical assistant, mental health specialist, acupuncturist, nurse practitioner, primary care provider, ultrasound tech, and care coordinator. This group of experts provide comprehensive healthcare that considers reproductive and mental health equally important as primary care, which incentivizes patients to prioritize their health. Preventative medicine has a huge impact on overall wellbeing, and encouraging regular visits and maintaining a communicative patient-provider relationship sets Tia apart from major providers on the market today.
Relationship-Based Healthcare
Tia prides itself on providing care designed with input from their own patients. Their inclusive care model (which includes a Health Equity Advisory Board) prioritizes what differentiates patients, making it central to their healthcare delivery model. From trans issues to abortion rights, Tia focuses on their patients and ensures safe, effective care is provided for all.
Women hold 80% of the buying power in healthcare dollars, and you’d think with this much buying power we’d all have access to high quality healthcare. Predictably, traditional healthcare methods are inaccessible, archaic, and wrought with bias. Barriers like higher out-of-pocket costs, insurance coverage discrepancies, and a tendency to make integral interventions for optimal health difficult to access, Tia is unique by disregarding traditional norms and catering to the specific wellness for women by providing such services, reasonably.
Tia’s network covers patients in New York, California, and Arizona with goals to provide affordable, accessible healthcare to patients nationwide. Without proper coverage women will face even more health-related setbacks that could become chronic and life-altering, and empowering women to feel confident when seeking healthcare and taking pride in reaching optimal health and maintaining wellness throughout their lifetime is integral to Tia’s mission.