Foundational Assessment
The first step to a better understanding of your health
Foundational Assessment
The Foundational Assessment is the foundation of your care journey, designed to help you understand why things are happening and what can be done to correct them at the root cause. It's a one-time 3-visit cluster that works as a standalone wellness assessment or as the springboard into membership.
More Time
This 75-90-minute appointment provides the space and time for you to feel heard and understood.
It also allows for more time for Dr. Marshall to have an excellent understanding of what factors lead your current clinical situation.
Comprehensive Lab Results
A thorough lab review by Dr. Marshall will be conducted, identifying any nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, inflammation, and more.
You will gain a better understanding of "optimal" rather than "normal" lab values.
Enhanced
Support
Within a week of your initial visit, you'll receive a detailed personalized plan covering nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress management, and supplements.
A follow-up implementation visit 2–3 weeks later ensures you feel clear, confident, and supported.
Your Foundational Assessment
What do our assessments do?
Our aim is to give you a better understanding of underlying factors contributing to your symptoms.
Identify all areas of imbalance and dysfunction.
Create a roadmap, develop a system and create a personalized plan.
Boost awareness to help you make informed decisions.
Looks at imbalances in both your internal and external environments.
What Is Offered:
Clinical Components: Throughout the assessment, you will receive a comprehensive evaluation that includes:
- A comprehensive history, symptom review, and goal assessment.
- A physical examination.
- An InBody 580 Body Composition Analysis.
- A detailed review of Advanced Biomarkers, which look at metabolic markers, nutrient status, an expanded thyroid assessment, inflammatory markers, lipids, and hormones.
The Process (The 3-Visit Cluster)
1. Initial Visit (75 to 90 minutes, in-person) This is a deep-dive clinical assessment with Dr. Marshall. During this comprehensive visit, you will:
- Perform the InBody body composition assessment.
- Review your current symptoms, health history, and goals.
- Undergo a physical exam.
- Review your advanced biomarker lab results.
- Discuss the possible underlying patterns contributing to your health concerns and begin outlining the next steps to build your personalized care roadmap.
2. Brief Care Plan Review (Within a week of the Initial Visit) This is a dedicated follow-up session to thoroughly review your personalized roadmap. During this visit, you will:
- Review Dr. Marshall's overall impression of what is driving your symptoms at a root level.
- Receive foundational recommendations covering nutrition, sleep, exercise/movement, stress management, relationships, and supplements (including a 15% discount via Fullscript, if needed).
- Discuss recommendations for further advanced testing and receive educational handouts.
- Learn how to access your resources, get your questions answered, and explore ongoing membership options.
3. Implementation Visit (2-3 weeks after the Care Plan Review): This is a short follow-up visit focused on navigating your new plan. This is conducted by our Nurse Health Coach and is designed to:
- Review how the implementation of your care plan is going.
- Discuss your wins and overcome any challenges or obstacles.
- Answer any remaining questions you may have.
- Revisit membership options to ensure you feel clear, confident, and supported if you choose to transition seamlessly into ongoing care.
Price, Payments, and Lab Details
The Investment: The total cost for the Foundational Assessment is $595.
Payment Options: You can use HSA/FSA funds, and upon request, you will be provided with a superbill to submit for possible out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
Medicare Notice: Dr. Marshall is a Medicare opt-out provider, meaning these services are not reimbursable by Medicare.
*Lab Costs: The cost of lab work is not included in the assessment fee. Routine labs can be billed through your insurance (though it is not recommended), or you can utilize the practice's negotiated cash pricing through Quest. For added convenience, SAS employees and patients have the option to have their blood drawn directly at the SAS campus.
Get the support you need.
Your individual treatment plan is customized to your life and circumstances. The interplay between gut health, hormonal regulation, chronic stress, nutrient absorption, metabolism and inflammation can be complicated and nuanced. Our goal is to identify and address and help correct imbalances for each unique patient in order to improve your overall well-being.
Take control of your health.
Improve your understanding of why and how your symptoms and diagnoses are present. You deserve a physician trained to identify subtle imbalances in lab work, teach you WHY you are feeling less than optimal and HOW to make customized changes in your life to improve your circumstances. You will gain insight into your wellness and have more control over your health.
Next STEPS
What Happens Next?
Upon completion of your Foundational Assessment, Next Chapter Functional Medicine will discuss with you what they believe is contributing to your symptoms and offer advanced testing and support in the form of our year-long membership.
Is this appointment right for you?
Schedule a call with Next Chapter Functional Medicine today.
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