# Private Physician Access > **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637) > **Publisher:** CED Clinic (https://cedclinic.com) > **Canonical URL:** https://cedclinic.com/advisor/private-physician-access/ > **Published:** 2026-07-10T11:18:51-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-10-20T19:32:22-04:00 > **Clinical Summary:** Private physician access for complex medical decisions, offering continuity, research review, direct communication, and physician judgment. 3 --- [CED Clinic Private Physician Advisory](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/) [Relationships](#levels) [Each month](#monthly) [Access](#communication) [Fees](#fees) [Request a consultation](#inquiry) [Advisory overview](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/) / Private physician access Private physician advisory # Know what I am agreeing to hold with you. Private physician advisory adds continuity and independent physician judgment around a medical situation that has become difficult to follow or decide. [Compare advisory relationships](#levels) [See how access works](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/how-private-physician-advisory-works/#communication) Decisions Uncertainty Timing Priorities Primary care Specialists Hospital or facility Testing and imaging Medications Family context **You / your family** The medical story Physician advisor **Holding the decision context** **You / your family** Primary care Specialists Hospital or facility Testing and imaging Medications Family context Physician advisor **Holding the decision context** Decisions · uncertainty · timing · priorities ## Private physician access for the part no single appointment is holding. I follow the questions we have agreed matter and remember where the last decision left off. When a question belongs back with the treating physician, I say so. Direct care ### Treating clinicians Diagnose, prescribe, perform procedures, and direct active treatment within the services they provide. Decision context ### Physician advisory Follows agreed medical questions, clarifies uncertainty and tradeoffs, and preserves the thread across decisions. Level of continuity ## Two ways for me to follow a complicated medical story. The difference is how much of the medical story I am agreeing to follow over time. Defined medical scope ### Focused Advisory For one defined problem or connected set of decisions that needs continuity. **Monthly Advisory Brief** A written physician synthesis of what changed, what I am following, and what may matter next. **Personal Research Watch** I follow new evidence when it is relevant to the questions within our work. **Monthly physician review** One scheduled 45-minute video or telephone review. **Private inbox and dedicated advisory line** Defined channels for records, questions, and important updates. Broader continuity ### Longitudinal Advisory For a medical story changing across clinicians or over time. **Everything in Focused Advisory** The written brief, Research Watch, private channels, and monthly physician review remain included. **Monthly in-person strategy review** Up to 90 minutes for a deeper review of the active medical picture and the decisions ahead. **Additional monthly remote review** Up to 60 minutes by video or telephone in addition to the in-person review. **Broader longitudinal record synthesis** Relevant diagnoses, medications, specialists, testing, and prior decisions are held in a wider view. **Important medical conversations** Preparation, follow-up, and selected lawfully obtained recordings may be reviewed when materially relevant to our work. The value is having a physician remember where the last decision left off. What I do each month ## I follow closely enough to know when the medical story has changed. And, sometimes just as important, when it has not. Follow ### What changed? Review ### Does new evidence matter? Synthesize ### What deserves attention? Discuss ### What is the next checkpoint? Monthly Advisory Brief **Physician synthesis of the questions being followed** What changed What I am following Open decisions or questions Research that may matter What deserves attention before our next review What remains unchanged The written synthesis ## A monthly physician synthesis of what I am actually following. Each month, I write down the questions within our advisory work, what changed, and what may matter next. The brief is deliberately selective. Personal Research Watch When materially relevant new evidence changes the picture, raises a useful question, or deserves discussion with the treating team, I explain why. Sometimes the useful conclusion is that nothing new changes the current strategy. Private physician access ## Private physician access works best when the question determines the channel. A brief update, a detailed written question, and a substantive medical discussion should not be treated as the same kind of communication. Dedicated line ### Brief or time-sensitive For a brief question or important update that is difficult to hold until the next review. It is not continuously monitored or emergency coverage. Private inbox ### Records and written context For records, written context, and questions I should understand before responding. Detailed medical material belongs here rather than in a string of texts. Scheduled review ### When the chart should be open For competing options or substantive questions that deserve the chart open and protected physician time. Some questions take two minutes. Others deserve the chart open and enough time to think. I do not pretend those are the same kind of communication. [See detailed access and communication boundaries →](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/how-private-physician-advisory-works/#communication) **Benjamin Caplan, MD** Family Physician and Private Physician Advisor Continuity ## I keep the thread. A specialist may know one part of the picture exceptionally well. A hospital team may know this admission. Primary care may hold years of history but have limited time to reconstruct every active question. My advisory role is to remember the decisions, uncertainties, and priorities I have agreed to follow so that each new conversation does not begin from zero. Advisory fees ## Two levels of physician continuity. You do not need to decide which level fits before reaching out. Defined medical scope ### Focused Advisory **$2,500** per month · three-month initial relationship For one defined problem or related set of medical decisions that needs continued physician perspective. Monthly Advisory Brief and Research Watch Monthly 45-minute physician review Private inbox and dedicated advisory line [Request a consultation](#inquiry) Broader continuity ### Longitudinal Advisory **$6,000** per month · three-month initial relationship For a changing medical story involving multiple clinicians or repeated decisions over time. Everything in Focused Advisory In-person and additional remote physician reviews Broader record and medical-conversation synthesis [Request a consultation](#inquiry) Advisory fees are private-pay. Outside medical services and other third-party costs are separate. **Want the practical details?**Read how access, records, treating-team roles, and relationship boundaries work in practice. [Read detailed advisory scope and boundaries →](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/how-private-physician-advisory-works/#boundaries) Frequently asked questions ## Five practical questions before you reach out. Does [Dr. Caplan](/drcaplan/) become my primary physician? No. Primary care, refills, [preventive care](https://cedclinic.com/movement-therapy-cognitive-health-benefits-older-adults/), and direct treatment remain with your treating clinicians. What happens when something changes between scheduled reviews? Use the dedicated channels for brief updates, records, or written questions. More complicated questions may need a scheduled review. What should I do if a medical issue is urgent? Urgent medical needs belong with the treating team or emergency services. Advisory is not emergency coverage. Can Dr. Caplan speak with my treating physicians? Yes, when it would meaningfully help and appropriate permissions are in place. We can discuss that as part of the advisory plan. What happens after the initial three months? We review whether ongoing support is still useful and whether the current level still fits. [Read the full access, scope, and relationship FAQ →](https://cedclinic.com/advisor/how-private-physician-advisory-works/#faq) Request a consultation ## Tell me what has become hard to follow or decide. You do not need a polished medical summary, perfectly organized records, or certainty about which advisory level fits. Tell me what is happening, who is involved, and what has become difficult to follow or decide. Leave this field empty What prompted this inquiry? * Choose the closest situation Complex diagnosis or treatment decision Aging parent or older adult care transition Hospital or facility navigation Pediatric or adolescent complexity Pregnancy or [family planning](https://cedclinic.com/male-fertility-cannabis-effects-sperm-count-quality/) Serious illness or end-of-life decisions Emerging or unconventional treatment evaluation Executive health strategy Are you currently working with a treating physician or specialist team on this? * Choose one Yes No Not yet, still early Timeline * Choose the closest timeline Important, but not urgent Decision needed this week Time-sensitive hospital or family situation Exploring a longer-term advisory relationship What has become hard to follow or decide? * First name * Last name * Email * Phone number Fields marked with * are required. 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