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Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, staff, and leadership are committed to providing our community with high quality convenient care. One of the ways we demonstrate this priority is through our online transparency.
You can review our provider ratings and comments on our web site with the confidence that they are all based on verified visits. We post all patient feedback relevant to the entire visit and only refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
The below guide provides details about how we collect and share our patient feedback.
ARC partnered with Binary Fountain to collect patient feedback about their doctor’s visit. We gather feedback from text surveys that are sent after the visit. Binary Fountain is an independent third party customer feedback company that provides the technology to collect the feedback and display ratings and comments on our web site. All ratings are submitted by actual patients and verified by ARC.
Patients for whom we have a mobile phone number receive a text survey within two hours of checking in for their visit. Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide ratings and comments regarding their experience at different touch points of their visit. We use this feedback to recognize doctors and staff, identify issues we can correct, and enhance our care.
ARC posts all positive and negative patient feedback that is relevant to the entire visit. We refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
ARC asks questions that touch on the overall patient experience related to their visit. Anyone seeking detailed information about each question can view the ratings for each specific question on the Reviews tab on the provider bio page on the website. We calculate our provider star ratings based on the responses to question number six below. We calculate our location star ratings based on the responses to all the below questions.
Since more recent data provides a more accurate picture, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys per doctor in the last 12 months before we post a physician’s rating.
ARC physicians and staff review all comments and act to rectify issues. Since the purpose of the feedback is to allow us to improve the overall patient experience, we display the last 90 days of comments which are the most relevant for the practice.
No. Only patients having an outpatient visit by an ARC physician receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician in our clinics.
Comments are reviewed and approved prior to being published to the website. If a comment contains any personally identifiable information, that information will be removed from the comment.
Accepting new patients ARC Far West Medical Tower Ages seen: 0 - 99 Joined ARC: 2013
Dr. Viernes is married with three children.
I’ve practiced dermatology for years, and enjoy both the challenge of improving skin health and the interaction I have with my patients.
Your ARC dermatologist will help you decide on the best treatment plan for your acne.
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A skin biopsy is done by removing cells or skin samples from your body for laboratory examination. The skin samples are used to help diagnose skin conditions and determine a treatment plan for you.
Detecting severe skin conditions early can improve your quality of life. Our ARC dermatologists can provide the proper care for skin cancer and other skin lesions.
Find out what is causing your hair loss and receive treatment to get your hair back to a healthy state.
Dermatologic therapy injections that deliver medication deep into the muscle or skin lesions.
The evaluation of suspicious moles and skin areas can help detect skin cancer and chronic conditions.
Contact dermatitis is a reaction that happens after your skin comes in direct contact with certain substances. Patch testing can be done to find the substance that's causing the rash.
ARC offers telemedicine visits for primary and specialty care. Doctors can quickly evaluate you for a new health issue or follow up with you via a phone call or video visit from the comfort of your home.
512-346-8888 Fax: 512-406-7321
Rating based on "Did the healthcare provider or doctor provide the care you expected?"
Everyone was very efficient.
The nurse and doctor team are super amazing! It truly was a very relaxed and informative visit. I was super nervous and their calmness made me feel better! Made an appointment to take my daughter! Thank you all so much!!
I wouldn’t recommend because you can’t get an appointment
Nothing but great reviews for Dr. Viernes and his staff!
Everything was terrific.
The visit seemed pretty rushed. The doctor answered the couple of questions that I had during a skin check, but appeared to be in a hurry to get through it pretty quickly. I had some more skincare questions I meant to ask, and had previously written down, but with how hurried the doctor appeared to be I felt uncomfortable holding him up any longer. I really do appreciate how on time the office was running, and of course don’t want to take up anyone’s time more than needed, but wish I felt that I was given more than a brief overview by the doctor.
Dr. Viernes is currently accepting new patients at:
Children (ages 3-11) Adolescents (ages 12-18) Toddlers (ages 0-2)