NATIONAL NEWS | Concierge Medicine Physicians Take Lead In Ending Unnecessary Fees for Copies of Common Forms
Polling Analysis Finds Many Concierge Medicine Doctors Are Taking A Lead In Ending Fees For Missed Appointments, Immunization Record Copies and a Fee for a Copy of The Last Sports Physical Form […]
FORBES: How This Female Founder Is Making The Healthcare Industry More Accessible
FORBES | EDITOR’S PICK | Elana Lyn Gross | Jul 16, 2018, 11:00am Julia Cheek started her company to create a better solution for a problem she faced. In 2015, Cheek was […]
RETAIL HEALTH | Walmart names new health and wellness lead
BY David Salazar | Drug Store News JULY 16, 2018 – Walmart has named a new senior vice president of health and wellness for Walmart U.S. Sean Slovenski will take on the […]
B. Walker | What Drives Patient Loyalty in Healthcare?
By Brent Walker on Wed, Jul 18, 2018 Asked about Apple’s interest in healthcare during an interview with Fortune, CEO Tim Cook was clear: “We’re extremely interested in this area. And yes, it is […]
BUSINESS: The developer of the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach, is partnering with South Beach Diet founder Dr. Arthur Agatston to offer buyers a yearlong membership to a medical concierge service.
Healthy amenity: Ritz Residences Miami Beach offers medical concierge service for buyers The package, run by South Beach Diet founder Arthur Agatston, is valued at $12K By Katherine Kallergis | July 06, […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
EP. 111 | All-New DocPreneur Podcast | Interior Design | “If photos of your practice showed up on Facebook, would you be proud of them?”
“I highly recommend The Waiting Room Cure by Cheryl Janis to any healthcare practitioner! The book itself is a visual treat filled with exquisite examples of waiting room designs that serve as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Course Description (Thursday, Oct. 25 from 10am-4:30PM EST) Welcome to a one-day intensive look at the strategy, business models used, processes, legal and practical consideration and resources used to establish highly successful […]
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 […]
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 — […]
