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App-Based Concierge Doctors Are Booming in the Age of CoronavirusMar. 22, 2020
“We doctors are just a tap away,” says Dr. Nate Favini, a doctor in a video message to the members of an app-based concierge medical care company, Forward. “If you’re experiencing any symptoms, use the tool in our app; our coronavirus assessment tool...
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Is Small Better? Physicians Discuss the Ups and Downs of Solo PracticeDecember 11, 2019
Lisa Egbert, MD, can't think of a reason why she'd ever leave her solo practice. It's an ironic twist, given that when she first started, it was the last thing she wanted. She had 6-month-old twins and was just out of a tough residency...
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Best of both worlds: Hybrid concierge medicine can be a long-term patient care solution for practicesMay 24, 2019
The one-to-one relationship between physician and patient often takes a back seat in today’s demanding healthcare environment, in which administrative burdens, efficiency and volume can take precedence over individual care...
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Pasadena Doctor Chooses Hybrid Choice Concierge Program from Concierge Choice PhysiciansMarch 12, 2019
Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full-service concierge medical service provider, today announced that Craig Johnson, MD, a Pasadena, California-based family practice doctor with more than 25 years of practice, has enrolled in the company’s Hybrid Choice™ program...
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L.I. concierge medicine firm expands to London despite U.K.'s universal coverageOctober 16, 2018
Concierge Choice Physicians, a Rockville Centre–based company operating in 24 states, is betting that Londoners will pay 100 pounds per month (about $131) for concierge medical services—even though patients can have almost all of their medical expenses covered by the U.K.'s...
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How Physicians Can Transition to an Insurance-Free PracticeOctober 31, 2016
But by setting your own reasonable fees for services, physicians can see 15 to 18 patients per day rather than the 60-patient cattle-call model you might find while practicing under insurers’ thumbs. Plus, you won’t need to bring in a physician’s extender, such as a nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant, to help manage the patient load, nor the extra management staff to deal with endless insurance issues.
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Pharmaceutical Advertising: Upsides & DownsidesOctober 10, 2016
Creative advertising is not synonymous with effective medicine. With billions of advertising dollars spent today by Big Pharma in an avalanche of hype, it’s time for consumers to pause and consider the significant distinction between marketing claims and actual education
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Choosing a Business Model: Considering Concierge MedicineApril 19, 2016
From young physicians considering their first practice model to experienced doctors contemplating a change, the advantages and disadvantages can be overwhelming. For this first installment in a series examining various business models for physicians, we asked Wayne Lipton...
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Medicine’s Changing Landscape Impacts EveryoneMarch 16, 2015
You may have read about the growing problem of physician burnout. Not only are the best and the brightest young people choosing other careers, but many doctors who have dedicated their lives to the profession are now selling or leaving their practices. There are now very real concerns about physician shortages.
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Concierge Medicine — Which Option is Best for You and Your Patients?April 22, 2014
Independent and small group physicians in Texas and throughout the nation are literally at their wit’s end. They are seeing the practices they spent years to build erode as reimbursement is slashed and overhead spirals.
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