NIH Commits $2.6M to Fund Genomic Medicine Trial Network | GenomeWeb
Aug 01, 2017 | GenomeWeb | staff reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The National Institutes of Health announced that it has earmarked $2.6 million to fund groups that will participate in the […]
Fifth Third Bank | “Should You Explore Concierge Medicine?”
By © 2017 Fifth Third Bank AUGUST 18, 2017 – Ever struggle to schedule a same-day appointment with the doctor of your choice? Or wait an hour to speak to a physician […]
RESEARCH | Cell-Free DNA Shows Promise for Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screening in Prospective Study
Aug 10, 2017 | GenomeWeb | Staff Reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Results from a large, prospective study suggest that monitoring for circulating, cell-free tumor DNA biomarkers can help in detecting tumors […]
How to Evaluate and Treat Minors in the ER When Parents Are Absent
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2017 Julie Lloyd, 202-370-9292 jlloyd@acep.org http://www.annemergmed.com Twitter: @EmergencyDocs How to Evaluate and Treat Minors in the ER When Parents Are Absent WASHINGTON — Minors (patients who are under […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: How Digital Cyber Doc Works — “Even Canadians Consider Concierge & Telehealth Options For Healthcare”
Digital Cyber Doc Benefits | By Digital Cyber Doc | Los Angeles, CA | 2017 JUST IMAGINE You wake up one morning with sudden cold-like symptoms: stuffy nose, cough, congestion. You have […]
CLINICAL | FAQs | “What is RT-PCR?” — Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
Medical Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD | emedicinehealth.com Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor | emedicinehealth.com What is RT-PCR? RT-PCR is a PCR test that is designed to […]
POLL: “What are your greatest unknown health/research topics that you do not currently have information about in healthcare?”
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Technology | NY Times | A Start-Up Suggests a Fix to the Health Care Morass
By Farhad Manjoo | STATE OF THE ART | AUG. 16, 2017 RELATED STORY Why ACOs Should Be Considered by Independent Primary Care Physicians. ~B. Lindsey WINFIELD, Kan. — If you watched […]
As A Concierge Doc, You manage Patient Prescriptions More Closely. Are You Able To Reduce The Amt of Meds Patients Use Each Year? If Yes, How Much?
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CMT SPOTLIGHT: Meet “Phil” … a concierge service startup fulfilling prescription drug orders, insurance accepted.
Phil is a service that delivers prescriptions straight to the patient’s home, manages refills and troubleshoots insurance. Phil makes the refill authorization and prior-authorization process easier for doctors and more convenient for […]
Genetic Counseling Available At October Atlanta Conference, Oct. 27-28, 2017
Exclusive At The Conference | LIVE, One-on-One Genetic Counseling Available At Conference For those physicians who would like to try the test out on themselves and plan to attend CMT’s 2017 Concierge […]
HIRING: Full Time Physician, N. CAROLINA at Duke Health’s Signature Care
Type of Job: Full Time Interested candidates should apply with CV and letter of interest via the LINK below: CLICK HERE TO APPLY … OR VISIT: http://pdc.dukemedicine.org/careers/concierge-medicine-executive-health-hybrid Location: Durham, North Carolina The […]
Walgreens Launches Center for Health & Wellbeing Research
Company collaborates with academic institutions, including Johns Hopkins Medicine, Scripps Translational Science Institute, University of California, San Francisco – School of Pharmacy and the University of Chicago Medicine to improve health and […]
EP. 71 | Meet Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) Interview With Dean McElwain
Our special guest today on The DocPreneur Podcast is Dr. Dean P. McElwain, the President and COO of CCPHP). Dean and Michael sit down for a candid interview about the challenges physicians […]
EDITOR: Dear Doctor, so you are about to go to a job you don’t love … consider this …
‘Membership Medicine (regardless of its form) is not the right career path for every doctor … and that’s okay. But for the thousands of doctors out there … you need to look […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: Vermont Doctor, Samuel R. Stoyak, M.D., MDVIP-affiliated Physician
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MDVIP, the national leader in affordable personalized healthcare, announced today that Samuel R. Stoyak, M.D., has opened an MDVIP-affiliated primary care practice in South […]
LEGAL | JDSUPRA | Farrell Fritz, P.C. | Concierge Medicine – Making it Financially Attractive to Patients
Written By Farrell Fritz, P.C. | JDSUPRA AUGUST 10, 2017 – In follow-up to our prior blog post, Concierge Medicine – Is it for you?, we recognize that while a concierge or […]
HIRING: Full Time Physician, N. CAROLINA at Duke Health’s Signature Care
Type of Job: Full Time Interested candidates should apply with CV and letter of interest via the LINK below: CLICK HERE TO APPLY … OR VISIT: http://pdc.dukemedicine.org/careers/concierge-medicine-executive-health-hybrid Location: Durham, North Carolina The […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT: Mary Lang Carney, M.D., Delivers Patient-Centered Care to Chicago Metro Area
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MDVIP, the national leader in affordable personalized healthcare, announced today that Mary Lang Carney, M.D., has opened an MDVIP-affiliated primary care practice in Evanston, Illinois, […]
Why ACOs Should Be Considered by Independent Primary Care Physicians. ~B. Lindsey
By Blaine Lindsey, Executive Director, Aledade, Inc. | Concierge Medicine Today | Special Contributor APRIL 2016 – For primary care physicians, the last two decades have brought a never-ending (and mostly unpleasant) […]
Audio | Physician Succession and Recruitment Decision-Making | Inside Concierge Medicine
MP3 (LISTEN) Audio | Physician Recruitment Decision-Making Inside Concierge Medicine Run Time: 26:43 seconds Description: Podcast Host and Editor, Michael Tetreault interviews the President of The National Association of Physician/Provider Recruiters, Craig […]
TECHNOLOGY: NEXUS 2 IS THE VERY FIRST GENETIC TEST THAT HAS SEAMLESS UPGRADE PATH TO WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING.
Within a couple of years, Concierge Medicine Today projects that whole genome sequencing will be widely used by [Concierge] Physicians in the daily clinical care of their patients. In fact, according to […]
Insurance Journal | “Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Risks and Opportunities”
By Katharina Ó Cathaoir | April 14, 2017 Accurate genetic testing stands to transform modern medicine by offering effective, personalized treatment. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized marketing […]
CMT SPOTLIGHT (AR): Meet Compass Healthcare, Arkadelphia’s NEW Urgent Care Clinic and Concierge Healthcare!
Cassie Gonzales & Alisha Ashley, APRN, CNP & R. Scott Exum, MD | http://www.CompassHealthcareAR.com Compass Healthcare is a private, locally owned urgent care / family practice clinic providing direct care in Arkadelphia, […]
EDITOR | True Story | Radical Hospitality in Healthcare: Kindness + Common Courtesy
True Story by Michael Tetreault, Father/EditorBy Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief | Concierge Medicine Today | The DPC Journal | CMT Canada | AJRM If your practice, the ideas and new ways of health […]
Standard Workup, Genetic Test — diagnosing cerebral palsy
Aug 09, 2017 | By GenomeWeb Researchers argue genetic testing should be a standard part of diagnosing cerebral palsy, the Toronto Star reports. The Hospital for Sick Children’s Stephen Scherer and his […]
“… these aren’t the concierge doctors you’ve heard about — and that’s intentional.”
RAREFIED CARE: Concierge medicine evolves into VIP service for impatient patients By Nelson D. Schwartz / The New York Times Posted Jun 13, 2017 at 2:01 AM When John Battelle’s teenage son […]
Human Longevity, Merck KGaA Form Cancer Biomarker Partnership
Jun 15, 2017 | Staff Reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Human Longevity (HLI) announced today that it has partnered with Germany’s Merck KGaA to identify treatment-response biomarker signatures in patients with advanced […]
