Redefining Primary Care

A simplified, innovative approach that provides direct access to your doctor.

  • Personalized Care

    Our experienced physicians will know your unique medical story. We provide comprehensive wellness checkups and take care of you when you aren’t feeling well. Blue Mantle investigates simple and complex problems, formulates a plan for healing, and gives you encouragement and support throughout your recovery. We are there for you every step of the way to health and human flourishing.

  • Direct Access

    Communicate with your doctor directly via text, email or phone. Our modern but simple Spruce communication app means instant access to your doctor —when it's convenient for you. You will have premier medical care at your fingertips.

  • Family-Focused

    As a mother of six, Dr. Canady understands how hectic family life can be. Direct primary care’s unique healthcare model supports families and helps our patients to thrive in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Blue Mantle Medicine gives you peace of mind with practical advice, all in the context of convenient, compassionate health care.

  • Our Patient Families

    Blue Mantle Medicine is perfect for families seeking a personalized level of care built on traditional values. We serve patients in Virginia and Maryland through in-person and telemedicine medical visits. With improved access to excellent healthcare, our patients (ages newborn through 21 years) enjoy an ongoing close relationship with their doctor from childhood to their young adult years.

 FAQs

  • • The Direct Primary Care “DPC” model offers a modern take on the best parts of traditional medicine. DPC provides direct access to your doctor through text, email and phone calls. When you join Blue Mantle Medicine, you become part of a streamlined approach to exceptional medical care with a personalized experience. DPC means peace of mind and includes:

    • In-person medical visits in your own home (within our service area)

    • Telemedicine visits

    • Wellness exams/physicals

    • Problem/sick care

    • Facilitating consultations with specialists

    • Managing care with ER or hospital admissions

    • Evaluation of more complex problems including coordination of labs and imaging

    • An advocate who will help navigate your health care journey

  • • Direct Primary Care “DPC” is direct patient-to-physician primary care with a comprehensive, practical approach. With Blue Mantle Medicine, your doctor will be your first point of contact when you have questions or concerns. Instead of bouncing from one health care provider to the next, you will have a special relationship with your own personal physician.

    • Home visits are great for families with multiple children.

    • A flat membership rate means no surprise costs.

    • Studies have shown that DPC patients spend more time with their doctors and make fewer visits to the Emergency Room.

    • Blue Mantle Medicine conveniently offers urgent medical visits for acute illness. Contact your doctor directly via our Spruce app and setup a telehealth or in-person visit. Depending on the situation, we will work together to determine the best plan forward— sometimes we can safely watch and wait, monitoring for any red flags. When patients require the ER, we will call ahead and coordinate every step of the way.

  • • DPC is about providing exceptional medical care, building a genuine relationship with your doctor, and enabling you to make better healthcare choices.

    • Patients and their families benefit from direct access, personalized care, shorter wait times and less ER referrals.

    • We maintain an intentionally small practice to ensure a high level of medical care and attention to detail.

  • • Blue Mantle medicine has a limited number of memberships available for a monthly fee (based on age). The monthly fee can often be covered by your flexible savings or health savings account (check with your plan administrator). Included in your membership are wellness checkups, a certain number of telemedicine visits & in-person medical visits, and direct access to your doctor. Further details will be reviewed at the initial meet and greet visit.

  • • You do not need insurance to join. We serve everyone, regardless of insurance status. We strongly recommend that patients still have insurance for lab tests, imaging, medications, vaccinations, specialist referrals, and emergencies such as an ER visit or hospital admission. Blue Mantle Medicine patients will not have have any hidden costs and often can save a significant amount avoiding unnecessary medical visits.

  • • At this time, Blue Mantle Medicine cannot accept any patients with a government-issued insurance plan, such as Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE or other government insurance carriers.

  • • Some of our patients are away at college navigating young adulthood for the first time. For our established patients, we provide urgent care via telemedicine to supplement their student health services. We will continue to see them when they are home living in their primary MD or VA residence until age 21 years.

  • •Please complete the online contact form to schedule a virtual meet-and-greet.