Our Services

Bethesda NEWtrition and Wellness Solutions (BNWS) is a health care, wellness and care coordination organization serving you. Our team of healthcare providers has over 100 cumulative years of experience working in outpatient, small practice settings. BNWS practitioners partner with our patients to help them live their healthiest lives. Our goal is always to provide well-rounded, person-centered care.

We provide a number of services, including:

Primary Care

What we offer

• – A primary care provider available by appointment for routine health visits, sick visits, and preventative care and chronic disease management

• – Patients are seen onsite at our office at King Farm

Who would benefit

• – Any King Farm resident or community member who is interested in a local doctor

• – We accept a majority of insurances

24/7 Access

What we offer

• – BNWS provider always on-call outside of regular business hours for urgent needs or health issues

• – Provider can advise you on steps to take and/or direct you to the appropriate care location

• – Does not go to an answering service

• – Some same-day appointments (Saturday hours will be added later in 2020)

Who would benefit

• – BNWS patients who are experiencing an urgent health need and are not sure if it requires an ER visit (for example, not appropriate for medication refills)

On-call services are only available to established BNWS patients

Care Coordination

What we offer

• – Care coordinators who are the liaisons between the patient and their healthcare team

• – Dedicated care coordination line available between 9am – 4pm to call with any questions related to your health or a question or concern to discuss with your doctor

Who would benefit

• – All of our patients

  • We pride ourselves for being a comprehensive, patient-centered healthcare team. Building relationships with each of our patients allows us to provide the best care possible. Part of that is being available to our patients to answer any questions or concerns they may have at any time. Our care coordinators are in constant communication with the providers and the rest of the care team.

Annual Wellness Visits

What we offer

• – Yearly wellness visit for patients with Medicare with the purpose of making sure our health information about you is up-to-date and to conduct preventative screenings

• – Session includes:

  • – A review of your medical and family history

  • – Developing or updating a list of current providers and prescriptions

  • – Height, weight, blood pressure, and other routine measurements

  • – Detection of any cognitive impairment

  • – Detection of any gait or walking impairment

  • – Personalized health advice

  • – A screening schedule (like a checklist) for appropriate preventive services.

  • – Advance care planning

Who would benefit

• – Patients with Medicare

Chronic Care Management

What we offer

• – At BNWS we provide our patients with a comprehensive CCM benefits package

• – CCM is extra time each month for your doctor and your care team to help you with managing chronic conditions

Who would benefit

• – Patients with 2 or more chronic health conditions

• – Some common examples of chronic conditions are high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, asthma, COPD, atrial fibrillation (A. fib), joint disease, chronic pain, and more

Transitional Care Management

What we offer

• – Care coordinators who will keep track of you in the hospital or long-term care facilities

• – Timely access to your medical records at other facilities through our partnerships with Maryland hospitals and shared electronic health records through CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients)

• – Frequent communication with you, your family and anyone else assisting in your care throughout your stay at a hospital or a long-term care facility

• – A visit with the nurse practitioner at your home or in the office scheduled within 48 hours after you arrive back home

Who would benefit

• – All BNWS patients

Behavioral Health Integration (BHI)

What we offer

• – Collaborative, team-based integrated behavioral health services

• – Psychotherapy, different support groups and cognitive evaluation services

BHI Staff:

Margarita Matamoros
Therapist

Giovanna Morena, MD
Collaborative Psychiatrist

Who would benefit

• – BNWS patients experiencing depression, anxiety, are having difficulty coping with a life-changing event, or other mental or behavioral condition affecting their health

Advanced Care Planning

What we offer

• – Our experienced physicians and nurse practitioners can start a conversation with you and your family about what plans are in place in case you become unable to speak for yourself.

• – We can assist you with filling out an advanced directive and planning Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) as part of your yearly wellness visit and as needed with changes in your health status.

Who would benefit

• – All BNWS patients

Nutrition & Wellness

What we offer

• – Therapies and individual and group programs available to our patients and other community members as they are needed

• – These include:

  • Individual and Group Nutrition

  • Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy

  • Massage Therapy and Acupuncture

  • Walk with Ease Program

Who would benefit

• – Residents, patients and community members who are experiencing health conditions that impact or are impacted by nutrition, balance, swallowing, energy, pain, immobility, physical activity, activities of daily living, etc.

We will accept insurance for all of our wellness services for patients who have legitimate medical necessity to authorize insurance payment. If insurance will not cover any of our services we do accept out-of-pocket payment as well.