By Kimberly Lankford, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Kiplinger’s Money Power JANUARY 26, 2015 – In an era of higher health insurance deductibles, rising out-of-pocket costs and shrinking provider networks, more people are taking matters into their own hands. Instead of using their health insurance for all of their care, […]
By Jack Spencer JANUARY 23, 2015 – Medical retainer agreements between physicians and patients will not be considered “insurance” in Michigan under a recently passed bill signed into law on Jan. 15 by Gov. Rick Snyder. The idea is to ensure that this innovative alternative way for families to obtain routine medical services at […]
By Jason Whitely, WFAA DALLAS, TX | December 11, 2014 — Skepticism often walks through the doors to see this doctor. “It’s because we’ve taken out all the middle. We’ve taken out all the mark-up. It’s wholesale medicine,” said Dr. James Pinckney, founder & CEO of Diamond Physicians. […]
Written By Michael Tetreault, Editor, Concierge Medicine Today Key Performance Indicators (KPI), also known as Key Success Indicators (KSI), help a concierge medical practice define and measure progress toward organizational goals (Source: About.com). Once a private practice has analyzed its mission, identified all its audience, and defined its […]
By Candace Chase/The Daily Inter Lake | Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:00 pm Dr. Doug Pitman takes calls from patients anytime and doesn’t mind consulting while on skis at Whitefish Mountain Resort. He even stops by their homes for consultations. “I’m on call all the time,” he […]
By Clark Howard, ClarkHoward.com OCTOBER 8, 2014 – Are you shopping for health insurance on your own and feeling confused about your options in the marketplace? A solution is coming for you from Walmart! In the next week, the nation’s largest retailer is launching a health insurance buying […]
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD AUGUST 27, 2014 – In the forty years since I started medical school, I have worked in socialized medicine, student health, a cash-only practice and a traditional fee for service small group practice. The bulk of my experience has been in a government-sponsored rural […]
By Bruce Japsen, Forbes Contributor MAY 14, 2014 – The elusive goal to provide consumers more transparency about prices may soon be achieved via a collaborative effort of health insurance giants Aetna AET +0.04% (AET), Humana HUM -1.5% (HUM) and UnitedHealth Group UNH -0.97% (UNH), the three confirmed […]
Are Direct Practices Insurance? John R. Marquis I. Introduction. Concierge medicine has gained considerable traction over the last decade. Hundreds of physicians have started some form of such practices, and there are certainly many more to come. This article is about one such form and the central legal […]
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News 4/14/14 – As an internist, Dr. Marcy Zwelling’s aim is to treat the sick and maintain the healthy. That’s why she got rid of the pain of health insurance. In 2004, Zwelling turned her practice into what’s called concierge medicine, sometimes known […]
Above: The 2019 Concierge Medicine FORUM returns to ATLANTA, GA USA, October 25-26, 2019. The two day national gathering of high-level Concierge Medicine Physicians and healthcare leadership features presentations on: Legal/Regulatory; Different Business Models Used Today and Why; Genomics; Hospital-based Concierge Care Programs; A.I.; EHR; Pharmacogenomics Education and more. LEARN MORE & Register to Attend -- https://conciergemedicineforum.com/
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The toolkit includes a set of fact sheets and links to key resources that provide general information about cannabis plants and products, methods of consumption, and approaches to harm reduction. Members of the CPHO Health Professional Forum are encouraging health professionals to use resources such as Cannabasics, the Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines developed at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and other credible sources of evidence to support patient education. Source: Canadian Public Health Association, 2018
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