Ryan Mac, Forbes Staff 3/27/2013 | Routine visits to the doctor’s office have become the definition of inefficiency. Whether patients are stuck filling out mounds of paperwork or counting ceiling tiles in […]
ObamaCare: Get ready for a two-tier system of medical care.
By JOHN C. GOODMAN | OPINION | August 14, 2012 Are you having trouble finding a doctor who will see you? If not, give it another year and a half. A doctor shortage […]
Lawmakers reintroduce telemedicine measure
By Rachel Landen-ModernHealthcare.com, March 20, 2013 | Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have re-introduced the Fostering Independence Through Technology Act—legislation designed to help lower the hospital readmissions rate in rural […]
AAFP: Payment and Delivery Models Toolbox for FPs
By News Staff Family physicians are dealing with a lot of issues tied to health care reform and the introduction of a variety of new delivery of care and payment models. There are […]
Healthcare Revamped: Concierge Medical Practice Better Than Health Insurance?
Changing the norms of minimal health care and maximum inconvenience attached to regular clinics, Dr. Bruce Feldman explains the wonders that a concierge doctor can do for your health when compared with […]
6 things to know about concierge medicine
Jewish World Review — By Lisa Gerstner — You can avoid packed waiting rooms–if you’re willing to pay extra. A small but growing number of doctors are using the concierge model to […]
“Direct” Health Care Proves Viable Alternative
February 28, 2013 — Most doctors are consolidating into larger practices and health systems, but some are moving in the opposite direction. “We have just seen a really big upsurge in new […]
Sally Pipes: Obamacare may put end to doctor-patient relationship
By Sally Pipes, February 26, 2013 — Are the days of the traditional family doctor coming to an end? In the almost three years since Obamacare became the law of the land, […]
Things You Can Expect from a Concierge Physician?
You typically have 24/7 access to your personal physician by cell phone, e-mail, and texting All appointments start on time because your time is valuable Appointments are available same-day or next-day if […]
The Future of Lifestyle Medicine
February 20, 2013 | By Jacquelynn Powers | I have seen the future of medicine and it’s not ObamaCare. Far from it, actually. Instead, this next evolution is embodied by Dr. Ivan […]
Concierge medical practices grow in St. Louis
February 25, 2013 | By Kay Quinn | ST. LOUIS (KSDK) – What would you do if your primary care doctor started a new practice, and in order to stay a patient, […]
Dallas OB/GYN moves into a hybrid concierge model
Feb 21, 2013 | Bill Hethcock | Staff Writer | Dallas Business Journal | Dr. Connie Casad thinks she has found a better way. The Dallas gynecologist transitioned her practice in August […]
Texas, should you try concierge medicine?
TYLER, TX (KLTV) | By Bethany Moore | A controversial medical practice is becoming more and more popular. Concierge medicine is a relationship between a patient and a primary care physician in […]
House Republican aims to repeal Medicare doctor pay cuts
(Reuters) February 14, 2013 – Republicans in the House of Representatives will seek a permanent solution to scheduled steep cuts in physician payments from the federal Medicare health insurance plan for retirees […]
Feds’ ‘e-health’ initiative reaches out to patients
Politico, February 11, 2013 | Federal officials leading the multibillion effort to get doctors and hospitals to use health information technology are now reaching out to patients and families to help them […]
Forbes: 1 In 10 Doctor Practices Flee Medicare To Concierge Medicine
Bruce Japsen, Contributor | January 30, 2013 | As Medicare whacks away at what doctors are paid and health insurers move away from paying fees for service to bundled payments, more physicians […]
CBS News Money Watch: New Book Explores The Popularity and Challenges of Concierge Medicine
PRLOG.com — Jan 23, 2013 – ATLANTA — Concierge Medicine Today (CMT) announces the release of a new book about the controversial and growing free-market medicine business model called Branding Concierge Medicine. […]
Employers Developing Reliance on Direct Primary Care Providers Like Qliance
January 13, 2013 | By Dr.Ferdowsi — As states gear up to establish health insurance exchanges by 2014, one provision in the federal health care reform law has gone largely unnoticed. Yet experts […]
SURVEY: In 2013, how many physicians are considering concierge medicine?
Nearly 7 percent of physicians nationwide are considering moving to direct pay or concierge medicine in one to three years, according to a recent survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins. The survey received […]
Survey: Which Physicians Are Considering Concierge Medicine?
Written by Heather Punke | January 11, 2013 | Nearly 7 percent of physicians nationwide are considering moving to direct pay or concierge medicine in one to three years, according to a recent […]
