Nurses also take issue with Michigan Medicine’s concierge medical care pilot
University of Michigan nurses hold rally to fight for patients’ equal access to health care Nurses in Michigan and Vermont want their workplaces to help them help patients. Casey Quinlan Jul 14, […]
Concierge Medicine: A trend that’s arrived in northern Michigan?
In Healthcare, Issue 2018 July | By Mary Bevans Gillett Lots of one-on-one time and same-day visits are the promises concierge medicine docs say have personalized patient care. So far, four area […]
POLICY | [DPC], an excluded “Service Arrangement” rather than a qualified “Medical Expense”
By The Direct Primary Care Coalition | JULY 12, 2018 | DPCare.org The Primary Care Enhancement Act, a bipartisan bill by Rep. Eric Paulsen (R-MN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), passed the House Ways & […]
CMT POLL: Doctors, “Do You Give Yourself A Raise Every Year in Your Practice?”
J. Parkinson, MD: Matching the right primary care tool to the needs of each person
JULY 13, 2018 | Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH Physician | CEO | Speaker | Created a new model of healthcare delivery: Virtual Primary Care Yesterday, I posted a chart detailing the characteristics of […]
Thank You Notes, Doctors and A Dog, A TRUE STORY
By Michael Tetreault, Editor | July 2018
CMT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Prestige House Calls
Personalized medicines can now be ordered within the patient’s home or hotel room with Prestige House Calls This press release was orginally distributed by ReleaseWire Plantation, FL — (ReleaseWire) — 07/05/2018 — […]
LAW | House Panel Votes To Delay ACA Employer Mandate Until 2019
By Joshua Rosenberg Law360 (July 12, 2018, 4:58 PM EDT) — The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has voted to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until […]
‘Alexa, call a doctor’
July 12, 2018 | Written by Katherine Ellen Foley & Youyou Zhou The idea was to introduce into people’s homes and offices a personal assistant so knowledgeable, so available, and requiring such […]
Can Insurers Use Genetic Testing Results? A Reader Wants To Know
By Michelle Andrews July 10, 2018 | KHN This week, I answer questions from readers concerned about health insurance roadblocks in the face of a serious illness or medical crisis. Q: I […]
House panel approves HSA expansion package that also takes aim at Obamacare taxes
The Ways and Means package focuses on allowing more people to invest in HSAs or expanding the medical services and insurance coverage HSA owners can pay for with their funds. By Susannah […]
FIRST AID, ACS, Find A Course: Tourniquet Use Should Be One of Your Basic First Aid Skills
By Aimée Lutkin 7/02/18 2:30pm BleedingControl.org, an group begun by the American College of Surgeons, has successfully campaigned for a national Stop The Bleed Day; the organization believes that many lives could […]
DPC HSA News, Update, POLICY | Primary Care Enhancement Act Passes House Ways and Means Committee
By The Direct Primary Care Coalition | JULY 12, 2018 | DPCare.org The Primary Care Enhancement Act, a bipartisan bill by Rep. Eric Paulsen (R-MN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), passed the House Ways & […]
CMT POLL: Video Consults with Patients? How Many Do You Do Per Day?
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTERPRETERS ARE VITAL TO QUALITY CARE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2018 Media Contact: Steve Arnoff | 202.370.9292 sarnoff@acep.org http://www.annemergmed.com Twitter @emergencydocs EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTERPRETERS ARE VITAL TO QUALITY CARE WASHINGTON, DC – Emergency physicians care for […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr. Zachary Bechtol
Dr. Zachary T Bechtol is a Family Practice Specialist in Grove, Oklahoma. He graduated with honors from University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine in 1995. Having more than 23 years of diverse […]
AAPS | At Risk, Legislation Allowing Patients to Use HSAs for DPC
By The AAPS | ENewsletter | Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | 10:50PM Earlier this week we heard the good news that H.R. 365 was finally going to be considered by the House […]
Georgia-based Piedmont Healthcare, said that Piedmont is currently working on a price transparency initiative
By Alexandria Wilson Pecci, HealthLeaders Media July 08, 2018 – Publicly listing prices for common surgeries helped to boost revenue and patient satisfaction. That’s the finding from a small study of ambulatory […]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Heal to Offer Advanced Diagnostic Tests to U.S. Allergy Sufferers During Convenient House Calls
Physicians can now order and obtain Thermo Fisher Scientific allergic sensitization tests for patients in connection with in-home or in-office visits, helping diagnose and treat respiratory and food allergies more personally and […]
FDA, Marijuana, News Release | FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy
June 25, 2018 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two […]
Why Dr. Cipriani joined Glenville Medical, Connecticut
Glenville Medical Concierge Care welcomes well-respected internist to the team of outstanding physicians, announces Specialdocs Consultants GREENWICH, Conn., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In the four years since Glenville Medical Concierge Care launched […]
NEWS, TECH. | Cerner and Lumeris Will Launch Offering to Reduce Complexities for Health Systems Delivering Value-Based Care
Collaboration will create an EHR-agnostic offering, Maestro Advantage(TM), designed to help providers who participate in value-based arrangements, including Medicare Advantage and provider-sponsored health plans, control costs and improve outcomes KANSAS CITY, Mo. […]
ACEP, Press: PELVIC EXAMS DO NOT HELP DIAGNOSE STDs IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS, STUDY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2018 Contact: Steve Arnoff sarnoff@acep.org http://www.annemergmed.com Twitter @emergencydocs PELVIC EXAMS DO NOT HELP DIAGNOSE STDs IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS, STUDY SAYS WASHINGTON, DC — A pelvic exam […]
A record number of folks age 85 and older are working. Here’s what they’re doing.
By Andrew Van Dam | Washington Post | JULY 5, 2018 Seventy may be the new 60, and 80 may be the new 70, but 85 is still pretty old to work […]
CNBC, Policy, News: The Trump administration could make fee-based doctors more affordable for seniors
The Trump administration could make fee-based doctors more affordable for seniors Concierge medicine and other fee-based primary care practices make up less than 10 percent of physician practices. The Centers for Medicare […]
NEW! Ep. 135 | Meet Beverly Hills Concierge Doctor, Dr. Ehsan Ali, MD
Don’t let the zip code fool you. This is no ordinary medical practice in Beverly Hills, CA. His brand, his practice, his marketing and business savvy are self-taught. There are a lot […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr. Atwal @ The Atwal Clinic for Genomic & Personalized Medicine, a standalone Genetics Institute (Jacksonville, FL)
The Atwal Clinic is a Concierge Genetics Clinic which provides diagnosis, management, genetic counseling and genetic testing for all patients with suspected or known genetic diseases. Through the use of guideline and […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: UC San Diego Concierge Medicine Program
By UC San Diego Personal, unhurried primary care with top physicians and five-star amenities Because we charge an annual fee, we can offer extended office visits and amenities including: 24/7 physician access via […]
PARKINSON, MD: “What would happen if we had true price transparency in healthcare?”
“Price information in healthcare is theoretically profoundly important. But practically, it’s fraught with massive human behavior changes and closely held cultural and professional practices.” By Dr. Jay Parkinson, Physician, Founder, and CEO […]
JOB OPENING: Duke Health, Durham, North Carolina
Job Location Durham, North Carolina Type of Job Full Time Job Requirements Outstanding written and verbal skills Board certification in Internal Medicine Two or more years clinical Concierge and/or Executive Health primary […]
Reader Requested POLL: In 2017-2018, how successful were societies and medical associations at meeting your practice needs? Please check all that apply. Comments may be posted.
EP. 195 | Qualities Required for Concierge Medicine, Meet Terry Bauer CEO of Specialdocs
By The DocPreneur Podcast, Host, Michael Tetreault, Editor SUMMER 2018 – Today we sit down with Terry Bauer, the CEO of Specialdocs Consultants. In our casual interview we discussed a variety of […]
Comment: ‘ARTICULATED “exceptionally” well for new comers…’ editor, DPC Journal | “How Frost Brown Todd LLC – James (Jim) A. Dietz Describes DPC”
Direct Primary Care – New Delivery Model Gains Traction Financial Services Blog By Frost Brown Todd LLC – & Written by James (Jim) A. Dietz February 1 2018 – Direct Primary Care,” […]
NEW Measles FAQs Released By PIC | FAQ #29: Does PIC encourage parents not to vaccinate their children with the MMR vaccine?
By Physicians for Informed Consent | MAY 2018 Dear PIC Members, Donors, and Friends, Thanks to you, and our tireless team of stellar volunteers, PIC is experiencing strong and steady growth in 2018. […]
