As a Summus MD You Will:
Develop relationships with our member experience team to guide case triage
Have dedicated time to answer questions and alleviate concerns from members across all health disciplines
Escalate cases to our expert panel for virtual consultation
Leverage our team to provide vetted personalized in-person referrals
Get paid directly by Summus in a manner that values your time and expertise
See How Summus Restores the Human Connection in Healthcare
Frequently Asked Questions:
Summus MDs
What makes Summus a unique opportunity?
Summus has redefined specialty care by enabling technology to scale physician expertise, allowing people rapid access to leading doctors in a way that values the expert’s time, knowledge, and skill…all while rebuilding the human connection in healthcare. We appreciate the current administrative burden and requirements of various practice settings for physicians, and have designed our platform for ease of use and to prioritize communication in a virtual environment. Summus allows physicians to practice at the top of their license by sharing knowledge acquired through years of training and patient encounters, while being appropriately reimbursed for their efforts.
Who should apply?
Successful physicians at Summus are those who are responsive, compassionate, confident in their clinical acumen and appreciate the value of educating and empowering others to make medical decisions that best fit individual circumstances.
What is a typical consultation experience?
Consultations are simple and efficient. Here’s how they work:
- The Summus team will contact you with a blinded, short description of a member’s health concern or question.
- You may accept the case by choosing one of the available time slots listed for the member’s consultation.
- Upon accepting the case, the Summus MD will have access to the case page prior to the consultation to review case details.
- At the scheduled time, the Summus MD and member will connect via our outbound calling system or via Summus’ secure digital platform for video.
- The Summus MD has three options for triaging the case upon completion: resolving it with clinical guidance, referring to our member experience team for a personalized provider referral for in-person care, or escalation to virtual expert consultation with a member of the Summus specialty network.
- Payment is made to the provider on a weekly basis.
What types of cases will I be asked to consult on?
Summus welcomes our members to ask about any health question or concern. In general, the topics of the consultations span all areas of medicine, including preventative care, ongoing health management inquiries, understanding new diagnoses and care plans, to considerations on surgery and novel therapeutics. The goal of the consultation is to better delineate the member’s health concerns in order to provide them guidance on the best next step in their health journey. We match physicians to cases that coincide with their areas of interest.