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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: “How can patients get better healthcare access and quality...
Saving Primary Care How can patients get better healthcare access and quality while lowering costs? Posted Nov 29, 2015 By Alex Lickerman, M.D., Psychology Today In the twenty years I’ve been a primary...
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Startup Concierge Medicine 101: the Business Plan (guidance)
By CMT Staff OCT 18, 2015 (Originally posted Oct. 18, 2014) – Have you ever thought about starting a Concierge Medicine practice or other variation of a private medical practice lately? Well, whether...
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CNBC …“Doctors on demand: Concierge Medicine becoming more affordable.”
CNBC’s Becky Quick and Financial Analyst/Reporter, Sharon Epperson interviewed CMT, Dr. Ken Redcross and others and provided objective commentary about Concierge Medicine (February – March 2015) March...
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NEWS RELEASE: Telemedicine Technology Trends for 2016
DECEMBER 2, 2015 – ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Telemedicine technologies are evolving rapidly, enabling better care, greater patient access and the promise of bending the healthcare cost curve. REACH...
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Pediatrics Moves into the Concierge Medicine Spotlight: Parents and...
06:30 ET from Specialdocs Consultants, Inc. Dr. Rappaport has numerous academic involvements. Dr. Rappaport sits on two American Board of Pediatrics committees. She is the Chair of a General...
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RESEARCH: Home visiting program can help reduce hospital, nursing home...
Participants in a UnitedHealth Group program were also more likely to visit a doctor’s office. By Christopher Snowbeck Star Tribune December 7, 2015 — 9:20pm House calls from health care workers can...
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BLANCHARD, MD: Response to Detroit News Letter to the Editor …“Why do we have...
By John Blanchard MD CEO | Premier Private Physicians Management LLC www.premiermd.com jblanchard@private-physicians.com Office 248-220-1560 Why do we have insurance for primary care? John Blanchard,...
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More Doctors Want Patients Who Pay Membership Fee
INFOGRAPHIC … Source: The DPC Journal (C) 2015 By Karla Bowsher on November 16, 2015 So-called “concierge” medicine is growing as more doctors convert their practices to direct patient contracting...
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Garrison BLISS, MD: ‘There are simpler steps Congress should consider to cure...
By Garrison Bliss, MD Garrison Bliss MD THEHILL.com — MARCH 4, 2014 — I know that there is going to be another scuffle over the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). I know that we have already paid $150...
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INFLUENZA REPORT: The CDC is recommending “Take 3” Actions to fight the Flu.
General, Health Medjet Travel Assistant Update: Influenza Report – Actions to Fight the Flu Click Here to Learn More About Travel Insurance before your trip … By: John Gobbels, MedjetAssist VP/COO...
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Schimpff, MD: Primary care for the sickest of the sick — A model to consider
Stephen C. Schimpff, MD | Policy | November 12, 2015 Stephen C. Schimpff, MD Part of a series. “It is all about vigilance and caring. Our aim is to put the caring back into health care and we are...
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CMT SPOTLIGHT on TEXAS: Dr. McDonald schedules up to two hours for a visit,...
Dr. McDonald is licensed to practice medicine in Texas and Louisiana and lives in Tyler, Texas where he enjoys the lifestyle that East Texas affords. Mark McDonald, M.D. of Fidelis Concierge Physicians...
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CDC Alerts: Travel Health Notices, Current Notices …“Know before you go.”
The CDC issues different types of notices for international travelers. These definitions have been refined to make the announcements more easily understood by travelers, health-care providers, and the...
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Person-centered healthcare focuses on patient as individual
PostBulletin.com / Associated Press, November 9, 2015 Every time JoAnna James took her husband, Lawrence, to the doctor, she left the hospital without understanding what was wrong with him. “You ask...
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FORBES: IBM’s Watson Will Aid Cancer Care Where Doctors Are Scarce
By Bruce Japsen, Forbes, Contributor DECEMBER 2, 2015 – IBM IBM -0.63% and a large hospital system in India have partnered to diagnose and treat cancer care in a country of 1.2 billion residents who...
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2016: FORBES, “Top 10 Healthcare Predictions For 2016”… Retail care goes...
By Reenita Das, Forbes, Contributor Retail care goes mainstream with 35% expansion of in-store clinic footprint. As 2015 comes to a close, Frost & Sullivan experts and thought leaders gather...
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FINANCIAL TIMES: ‘Concierge Medicine Can Fill Health Care Gaps.’
By Murray Coleman March 5, 2015 – Concierge medicine used to be a perk reserved for the super-rich. No more. When clients worry that spiraling health care costs will undermine their retirement, advisor...
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Concierge Medicine in Anchorage (LISTEN, mp3)
November 6, 2015 In the U.S. we are struggling to improve health care access, quality and affordability. Numerous models are being tried. One that you may not have heard of is newly available in...
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7 Tips For Traveling With Teens | by Marcus Woolf, TheAdventurePost.com
Marcus Woolf, TheAdventurePost.com, Courtesy of Medjet Assist When Joan and Will Weber, founders of Journeys International, cooked up plans to travel the world for seven months, their daughter, Robin,...
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Meet Dr. Jeffrey Puglisi, (GREENWICH, CT) “Top Doc in Concierge Medicine, 2016”
Dr. Jeff Puglisi, who worked with Specialdocs to transition his Greenwich, CT group practice to the concierge model last spring: “It’s not about the money. I was sick and tired of not being the kind...
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