Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, advanced practice clinicians (APCs), 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 doctor and APC 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 Press Ganey to collect patient feedback about their doctor’s or APC’s visit. We gather feedback from text surveys that are sent after the visit. Press Ganey 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 doctor or APC bio page on the website. We calculate our doctor and APC 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 or APC receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician or APC 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.
Dr. Coughlin currently has long wait times for new patients.
If Dr. Coughlin is your primary care provider or you have had an appointment at ARC in the last three years, please book your appointment via your ARC MyChart account or call 512-ARC-INFO (512-272-4636).
If you are new to ARC and want to establish care with Dr. Coughlin, please call 512-ARC-INFO (512-272-4636) to book an appointment.
New and established patients who would like to book online can view additional scheduling options with the following recommended doctors or advanced practice clinicians (APCs). Click Book Now on their web bio to schedule.
Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Dr. Coughlin grew up in Galveston, Texas, and enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, especially outdoors. He also enjoys playing golf, guitar, singing, reading history, and helping coach his childrens’ sports.
Internal medicine allows me to evaluate and manage a broad range of complex medical conditions in addition to focusing on preventive medicine. My focus is to effectively communicate with my patients to motivate them to see the benefits of both evidence-based preventive medicine and to be knowledgeable of and proactive with their health when and if diseases develop.
An annual wellness exam helps you touch base with your ARC physician or advanced practice clinician (APC), address health issues, and talk about preventive measures for you.
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Chronic healthcare management includes care for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and other chronic health conditions.
Austin Regional Clinic offers annual diabetic retinopathy screenings to our patients with diabetes. Screening is easy, takes less than five minutes to complete, and does not require any pupil dilatation or eye protection.
A flu vaccine can help prevent flu-related visits each year. CDC recommends everyone six months and older get vaccinated every flu season.
Immunizations help provide immunity to children and adults before they are exposed to potentially harmful diseases like hepatitis B, measles, mumps, polio, and more.
Medicare Wellness visits are an annual benefit provided to patients with a Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Supplement insurance plan. These visits include a review of your health, medications, health history, and more.
The ARC Population Health is a program that provides a patient-centered model of health care through an organized system of communication and a proactive approach to care. This department within Austin Regional Clinic uses several approaches to accomplish the goal of improved care coordination.
Preventive health care services focus on preventing diseases and conditions caused by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices.
ARC offers telemedicine visits for primary and specialty care. ARC doctors and advanced practice clinicians (APCs) 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.
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Rating based on “Did the doctor or advanced practice clinician (APC) provide the care you expected?”
Dr. Coughlin was very thorough and personable.
Awesome doctor!
Front desk gal had such a lovely engaging smile and attitude. She was the one closest to the line and further from the exit. But both were very nice.
I always trust Dr. Sean Coughlin with my medical care. He takes the time to listen and has long experience in the practice of internal medicine.
Dr. Coughlin is my primary doctor and is an excellent physician.
My.televisit was schedule for 11am and I did not talk to the doctor until 12:45pm.
Dr. Coughlin is currently accepting new patients.
Surgical clinicians are specially trained and licensed physicians who can perform surgical procedures to treat injuries, diseases, and other health conditions. Surgical clinicians can also diagnose and manage medical conditions, oversee pre-operative and post-operative care, and work closely with your primary care team to coordinate your care.
Non-surgical clinicians are highly trained and licensed physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who specialize in diagnosing, managing, and treating medical conditions through non-surgical medical care.
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