Women's Heart Center Patient Guide
After making an appointment with the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, please download and complete the new patient history form below. Bring the completed form to your first visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Barbra Steisand Women's Heart Center provides cardiac risk assessment, heart disease diagnosis and recommendations for treatment. Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the center's services, insurance coverage and follow-up care.
The Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center provides cardiac risk assessment for women without existing heart conditions or symptoms of heart disease. Risk assessment alerts you to your risk factors and helps you manage those risks to prevent heart disease.
Your one-hour risk assessment visit includes a physical exam, consultation with a cardiologist and a computerized, personalized cardiac risk assessment with customized recommendations. Additional diagnostic testing may be ordered if indicated. A copy of the consultation is available by request and can be sent to your primary care physician or other healthcare provider.
Risk assessment may or may not be covered by your medical insurance because some insurers do not provide preventive coverage. The Streisand Women's Heart Center can provide information about what to ask your insurance carrier to determine if risk assessment is covered. A referral from your primary physician can sometimes facilitate insurance coverage.
The Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center provides cardiology consultations for women with existing heart conditions or symptoms of heart disease. Your cardiology consultation may provide a diagnosis of your condition and/or a recommended course of treatment.
This one-hour visit includes a physical exam and consultation with a cardiologist. Additional diagnostic testing may be ordered if indicated. A copy of the consultation is available by request and can be sent to your primary care physician, cardiologist or other healthcare provider.
Women with an established local cardiologist are accepted on a case-by-case basis for a second opinion.
The services of a cardiology consultation are typically covered by medical insurance as medically indicated. The center can provide information about what to ask your insurance carrier prior to your visit regarding pre-authorization and copayments. We encourage you to let the center bill your insurance for your cardiology consultation, particularly when diagnostic testing is recommended.
Diagnostic testing ordered during or after your initial visit is typically covered by medical insurance as medically indicated. The Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center assists you with obtaining pre-authorization if needed.
Carotid IMT and coronary calcium scan are considered preventive and may not be covered by medical insurance. Cedars-Sinai accepts payment directly from patients for these services.
The Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center initiates medical management as needed, including treatment of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, angina, heart failure or heart valve disorders. The center's staff is available to answer follow-up questions during normal working hours.
Ongoing medical management, primary care and urgent care are handled by your primary care physician or personal cardiologist. If you have a medical emergency, seek immediate help by calling 911 or visiting the emergency department.
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For more information or physician consultations, call us or send a message to the Women's Heart Center team. You can also have us call you back at your convenience.