Care Philosophy

The new standard of care for women

Women have been neglected by a healthcare system that’s largely designed for and by men. Tia is reimagining healthcare with women at the center. We call it the new standard of care and it all starts with you.

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Informed by research and years of real-world care delivery coast to coast, Tia’s new standard of care for women can serve as a blueprint for providers, policymakers, and healthcare leaders seeking to expand access and improve quality for women.

Healthcare that hears you

While listening to women should be table stakes, unfortunately, it’s the exception not the norm for the majority of American women. Put simply, listening is the bedrock of effective diagnosis, treatment, and trust. Moreover, women want to be empowered as their own best advocates, with education, tools, and supportive clinical partners who can help women define their path to optimal health, for themselves. That includes:

  • Training for providers and sufficient appointment time that enables them to listen to women, to take their concerns seriously, and to make decisions with, not for, them
  • Training on bias and cultural competency to take into account the diversity of women’s lived experience across race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual trauma, size, and more
  • Patient education to complement care and improve body literacy, reduce stigma, and ensure women can make empowered decisions inside and outside of the doctor’s office

Healthcare that hears you

While listening to women should be table stakes, unfortunately, it’s the exception not the norm for the majority of American women. Put simply, listening is the bedrock of effective diagnosis, treatment, and trust. Moreover, women want to be empowered as their own best advocates, with education, tools, and supportive clinical partners who can help women define their path to optimal health, for themselves. That includes:

  • Training for providers and sufficient appointment time that enables them to listen to women, to take their concerns seriously, and to make decisions with, not for, them
  • Training on bias and cultural competency to take into account the diversity of women’s lived experience across race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual trauma, size, and more
  • Patient education to complement care and improve body literacy, reduce stigma, and ensure women can make empowered decisions inside and outside of the doctor’s office

Care for whole people & whole lives

Women know they are not an assortment of symptoms or a set of reproductive life events, but whole, interconnected people. Women want healthcare that treats them as whole people, across their whole lives. That includes:

  • Integrated physical, mental, and reproductive healthcare that’s inclusive of but not limited to abortion or becoming a parent
  • Prevention-focused healthcare that treats root causes, not just sickness or symptoms
  • Relationship-based care that grows with and provides continuity for women from puberty through menopause and beyond

Care for whole people & whole lives

Women know they are not an assortment of symptoms or a set of reproductive life events, but whole, interconnected people. Women want healthcare that treats them as whole people, across their whole lives. That includes:

  • Integrated physical, mental, and reproductive healthcare that’s inclusive of but not limited to abortion or becoming a parent
  • Prevention-focused healthcare that treats root causes, not just sickness or symptoms
  • Relationship-based care that grows with and provides continuity for women from puberty through menopause and beyond

Connected primary and specialty care

While expanding access to comprehensive women’s primary care is essential to giving women the “homebase” they’re looking for (and critical to improving outcomes and reducing costs), women also want and need access to coordinated specialty care. That includes:

  • Access to exceptional specialists when appropriate, whether for heart health and cancer care or obstetrics and gynecological surgery
  • Smooth coordination and communication between specialists and their primary care provider with a shared electronic health record that travels with them
  • Price and insurance transparency to help women plan and manage the finances around their care and that of their families

Connected primary and specialty care

While expanding access to comprehensive women’s primary care is essential to giving women the “homebase” they’re looking for (and critical to improving outcomes and reducing costs), women also want and need access to coordinated specialty care. That includes:

  • Access to exceptional specialists when appropriate, whether for heart health and cancer care or obstetrics and gynecological surgery
  • Smooth coordination and communication between specialists and their primary care provider with a shared electronic health record that travels with them
  • Price and insurance transparency to help women plan and manage the finances around their care and that of their families

Care through community

Women’s health can be lonely, isolating, and all-too-stigmatized. At a time when mental health, stress, and loneliness are at record highs and disproportionately impacting women, women want healthcare that builds relationships, meaning, and connection — both with providers and with other women with shared experiences. That includes:

  • A unified care team of providers specializing in different modalities who collaborate and give patients “multiple tools” to manage their whole health
  • Community-based care such as group programming and education that connect women with other women
  • Intentionally-designed clinics that make you feel comfortable talking to your provider about stigmatized topics

Care through community

Women’s health can be lonely, isolating, and all-too-stigmatized. At a time when mental health, stress, and loneliness are at record highs and disproportionately impacting women, women want healthcare that builds relationships, meaning, and connection — both with providers and with other women with shared experiences. That includes:

  • A unified care team of providers specializing in different modalities who collaborate and give patients “multiple tools” to manage their whole health
  • Community-based care such as group programming and education that connect women with other women
  • Intentionally-designed clinics that make you feel comfortable talking to your provider about stigmatized topics

Connected care, reimagined & tailored to you

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