Geoffrey Di Bella, MD    Psychiatrist DBA: OPTILIFE, Inc.

Please read the following carefully for your video appointment

Using the on-line video method, everyone wants the appointment to go reliably and smoothly.

We have found that the following procedures and incentives to be needed for such.

*** Please be advised that your video/virtual appointment will be done via video chat on your internet connected smartphone or computer.

At the time of your appointment,you will receive a text message (if you let us know beforehand, we can send this by email) with a link that will take you automatically to our secure video chat room via Updox, our HIPAA-compliant online video platform.

Simply: tap on the link and you will be directed to the video chat-room automatically. This is done best over Google Chrome or Safari web browsers.

It is recommended to have headphones/earbuds with microphone for optimal volume and clarity. Afer you click on the link, you will get information to allow video, then to allow sound.

If you prefer to use your computer, you can copy and paste the link from your email to go into your web browser. The link is only live for 10 minutes, so please keep an eye out. We would also like to remind you that the text will come from a number not in your contact list. Sometimes previous SESSIONS GO LONGER THAN EXPECTED. Feel free to call if the call to you from Dr Di Bella is more than 6 minutes late.

To see if you have if you have a compatible device, you can go to

https://help.myupdox.com/help/videochat-devicetestfor testing.

If the above does not seem to work , Dr Di Bella will call you from the telephone number 840-444-0094

As of 2022, California requires electronically sending out patient’s prescriptions, so please choose your pharmacy carefully...pharmacies that strive to have your medications in stock and which work with you to keep you informed.

*** Please keep your contact info (mailing address, email address, phone number and pharmacy information current. Please inform us of any changes. If any information is outdated, your prescriptions will be delayed.  

Please put a reminder on your cell phone/calendar of the scheduled date and time to get in your forms 1 day before you meet with Dr. Di Bella. If you miss your appointment, you will be assessed a $65 no-show fee. 

Thank you for your attention to these important matters, and we look forward to our work together.

Please complete and return the FOLLOW-UP FORM. Click on the brown link (above)for information about ways to do so.

The doctor will not proceed with your appointment without the completed forms. If your forms are not submitted by 2 pm, the day before your appointment, YOU RISK HAVING YOUR NAME REMOVED FROM THE APPOINTMENT LIST, SO THAT ANOTHER PATIENT MIGHT POSSIBLY USE IT.

You can reschedule by calling us or by booking your appointment on-line at drdibella.com. 

*** Please schedule your follow-up appointment so that you allow at least one week before you run out of medications.

Please take into account the number of medications that you have, and that we may take longer than you might wish to get back to you with a response.

It is advisable to make your follow-up appointment right after you’re done meeting with Dr. Di Bella.!                  (click on the pink link to make your own appointment)        MAKE YOUR APPPONTMENT,