Key Differences between Direct Pay Practices and Concierge Practices
Direct pay medical practice models are sometimes confused with concierge care. But there are important differences to consider.
Using Concierge Medicine to Add Value at Retirement, Sales, or Mergers
Doctors looking to sell their practices when they retire need to find ways to add value; hybrid concierge and its private revenue stream provide a solution.
Now is the Best Time to Start a Concierge Program in Your Practice
A lot of physicians have considered concierge medicine in the past but hesitated; now is the time to reconsider.
Key Advice for Physicians Considering Concierge Medicine
Physicians can make mistakes when adopting new practice models on their own. Experts can help and should be considered.
Concierge Practice Success Requires Defining What Patients Value
Do you know what patients value? If considering a concierge medicine program, that will be a critical question to answer.
Autonomy vs. Employment: Concierge Care Can Help Physicians Decide
Joining a large group is tempting; but it may lead to less autonomy and in years to come, greater risk. Concierge programs can help offset loss of independence.
Medical Decision-Making Skills Can Aid Physician Business Deals
There's a myth that physicians aren't always good at business. But if they use the medical decision-making skills they have, they can be.
Health Reform Doesn't Mean the End of Independent Medical Practices
Marketplace uncertainty has led to a record-breaking number of physicians selling their practices. Make sure you check out options to remain independent first.
Don't Just Collect Patient Payments at Your Practice; Provide Value
Physicians must collect payments patients often don’t understand or like and it is going to increase under the Affordable Care Act. The remedy is to add value.
Specialists’ Role in Easing Primary-care Physician Shortages
Recent reports of ongoing shortages of primary-care physicians mean we need to rethink a range of options and how specialists can help.
Hybrid Concierge vs. Direct Pay: Considerations for Physicians
Direct pay is an emerging model of patient care facing skepticism from many practicing physicians. Here's where I think it stacks up against concierge care.
The Hospital Employment Shuffle
Hospitals make decisions in reaction to threats and trends, rather than broadly creating growth and opportunity. Physician network development is a prime example.
Consider Concierge Medicine before Becoming Just another Employee
Traditionally, physicians have been self-employed, making their own practice-based decisions, but that is fading. Concierge medicine can help preserve self-employment.
Why Concierge Medicine May Be Better Than a Large Physician Group
Some physicians who've joined large medical groups are frustrated with bureaucracy and administrative demands putting the emphasis on dollars over patient care.
Concierge Medicine Can Ease Escalating EHR Requirements
Physicians are struggling with the burden of EHR requirements. Concierge programs can provide time and income to lessen the headaches many practices face.
Concierge Medicine Can Prevent Healthcare from Becoming a Commodity
Many physicians are troubled by changes they view as turning their profession into a commodity. But now is the time for action, not worry.
Physicians' Most Common Concierge Medicine Questions
With changes in the marketplace, more physicians are considering concierge medicine – but even more have serious questions. Here are some of the most common.
Concierge Medicine as a Consumer-based Quality Measure
There’s a lot of talk on measuring quality and performance, but it’s difficult to measure and quantify. Concierge medicine provides a true patient-centric tool.
Tackling the Assumptions about Concierge Medicine
If you are considering a concierge care program, put the misconceptions aside and look at the critical factors that could make or break your decision.
Pricing Concierge Medicine Programs Not as Easy as it Looks
It is both a science and an art to determine the most effective price for a practice’s concierge program. Here are some observations and guidelines.
Specialists Need to Weigh Various Factors in Considering Concierge
To combat reduced and uncertain reimbursements, more specialists are considering concierge. While an option, there are serious issues to consider.
Concierge Medicine Helps Physicians Retool for the Inevitable Future
Physicians are feeling the impact of the Affordable Care Act and shifts in payer reimbursements. Concierge medicine might be an option to address these changes head-on.
Health IT Gadgets Great, But Concierge Medicine about Personal Touch
Growing health IT innovations may put more space between physician and patient, a stark contrast to concierge medicine, which strives for a closer relationship.
Valuing Time and Personalized Care via Concierge Medicine
Don't diminish the value of your time as a physician. Concierge medicine can help make the most of that value and realize true patient revenue.
Hybrid Concierge Model Uses Best of ACOs, Medical Homes
Looking to mix the best of the ACO and medical home practice models? Look no further than a hybrid concierge model.
ACOs: Keys to Incentivizing Excellence Evident in Concierge Care
Yesterday's risk models in healthcare are today's accountable care organizations, but the same issues still exist to find success for physicians and patients.
Lessons to Be Learned from Concierge Medicine’s Approach to Physicals
The annual physical has come under a lot of scrutiny of late; but doctors need to push back and highlight the real value physicals bring to patients.
Can We Create a Realistic and Financially Viable Medical Home?
Patient-Centered Medical Homes seek to return primary care to the hub of care, but I wonder about the benefits for patients and if it truly reduces healthcare costs.
Tapping The Value in Personal Relationships Via Concierge Medicine
Concierge medicine helps physicians tap into the value of their personal relationships with patients, despite worries to the contrary.
Current Reimbursement System Devalues Primary-care Physicians
We have a marketplace that often values the time of lawyers more than the care provided by physicians. Something has to change.