Northwestern Medicine Executive Health is open to all adults looking for a convenient, comprehensive examination at a leading medical center. Many of our patients see us through their employers’ executive health programs. However, we also welcome individuals, couples and families (children over 18 years of age).

During a standard primary care visit, you spend about 30 minutes with your primary care doctor discussing your current health. They may conduct a physical examination and may order additional testing, which you schedule and complete later. You may wait several days or weeks for your test results to come back and for your doctor to interpret them for you. If you need specialty care, your primary care doctor will refer you to a specialist. You will have to schedule specialty appointments separately.

During an executive physical, your visit will typically last eight to 10 hours. You will complete testing or imaging and review the results with your doctor on the day of your visit. You will see specialists as needed during the same visit. In addition to a physical examination, the executive physical looks at ways in which stress, lifestyle, diet and exercise impact your overall health and well-being. You will collaborate with your doctor on a health action plan, which will include specific and measurable goals tailored to you. For the next 12 months, your care team will regularly follow up with you on your health and these goals.

No. At Northwestern Medicine Executive Health, we recommend that each of our patients have a relationship with a primary care doctor. If you do not have a primary care doctor, we are happy to assist you find one based on your personal preferences. Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctors are available for ongoing primary care on a fee-based membership basis.

No. While we will continue to follow up with you on the health goals set in your personalized action plan, we do not act as your ongoing primary care doctor (unless you have selected our fee-based membership option to have your Executive Health physician act as your primary care physician). We encourage everyone to have a primary care doctor, whom you can call if you need to be seen for an illness or injury, and who can monitor any chronic conditions.

Northwestern Medicine Executive Health will, with your permission, communicate all findings from your executive physical including specialist and diagnostic reports, test results and recommendations to your primary care doctor.

Your executive physical will include tests and examinations to address your specific needs and concerns. The cost of your executive physical will be based on the services you receive. Please contact us at 312.926.1300 for information on pricing.

If you are coming to Northwestern Medicine Executive Health as part of a corporate executive health program, please check with your employer regarding company-specific billing arrangements.

Part of the executive physical is not billable to insurance and must be paid before you receive services unless your employer has made prior arrangements. For medical services, specialist consultations and most testing, Northwestern Medicine Executive Health accepts a variety of managed care, PPO and POS insurance plans. Please contact us at 312.926.1300 to see if your health insurance will cover any of your examination.

While we do not accept HSA/FSA cards for the program fee, you may use it to pay for any outstanding balance after your insurance processes payment (including deductibles, co-insurances and co-pays).

Contact the Northwestern Medicine Executive Health office at 312.926.1300 and ask to schedule an appointment. We will also schedule a time for a pre-visit telephone consultation with the physician that will conduct your examination.

It is to your advantage to schedule three months or more in advance of your appointment. This will allow sufficient time to coordinate all the services and consultations that you would like to receive on the day of your executive physical.

Please plan to spend eight to 10 hours with us for a typical executive physical. Because your examination will be personalized based on your needs, your actual time at our center will vary. Before you arrive we will provide you with estimated start and end times.

This is a conversation with the doctor who will conduct your examination. During your consultation, you and your doctor discuss your medical history, needs and concerns. This will allow us to personalize your executive physical, including which specialists would be most beneficial for you to see on your day of care.

Should you have to reschedule, please do so at least 30 days prior to your appointment to avoid a cancellation fee.

You and your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor will review your results at the end of your day of care. Together, you will discuss your findings and review a personalized action plan created by your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health team. Your action plan will contain recommendations to address your current medical needs and prevent future illness. At the end of your day of care, we will share a document with you through MyNM that outlines both your summary of findings and your personalized action plan to help you prepare for the coming year.

If you'd like to, yes. If the Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor would like to review your records, we can obtain them on your behalf.

No. Your medical information is confidential and will not be shared with your employer without your written consent. Upon your arrival at Northwestern Medicine Executive Health, we will provide you with a Notice of Privacy Practices that describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed as well as your rights as a patient.

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• Convenience: See key medical specialists on one day instead of over the course of a year.
• Care coordination: Your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor will review all of your specialist reports and test results and consult with the specialists if necessary. Before the end of your executive physical, the doctor will give you a comprehensive review of all your results with personalized recommendations. This avoids communication issues between multiple medical specialists.
• Access: We have access to the top specialists, both on-campus and off-campus, and can often facilitate appointments on an expedited basis.

During the telephone consultation with your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor, you and your doctor will identify which specialists are necessary based on your current health needs and concerns. Our care coordinators have access to virtually any specialty available at Northwestern Medicine and will use the information gathered during your phone consultation to coordinate your care. If you need a colonoscopy, your Executive Health doctor can order one for you to schedule personally on a day that works with your schedule.

We recommend a stress test or a stress echocardiogram only if it is medically needed, but not as a routine screening test. Your Executive Health doctor will review your medical and family history and any symptoms with you and will recommend testing if they determine you need.

Full body scans are not a standard feature of our program. If your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor recommends an advanced study, it will be for a specific purpose related to your personal health. While constantly on the alert for serious diseases, our doctors believe in judicious use of radiation in screenings and will conduct tests that cover the most common forms of disease. During your phone consultation with your Northwestern Medicine Executive Health doctor, your specific risk factors will be assessed to determine the necessity of these scans.

No. Our one-day program focuses on preventive health. It is not designed to find the answer to a complicated, undiagnosed medical condition. We are also unable to coordinate care in one day for complex or rare medical conditions.