MEDPAGE HOT TOPICS: Is Concierge Medicine Sustainable?
By MedPage Today MARCH 21, 2014 - Is concierge medicine a sustainable model given these practices often have smaller patient panels than traditional practices? We put that question to physicians...
View ArticleLIPTON: ‘What makes “Royal Pains’” concierge care so different from reality’s...
By Wayne Lipton MARCH 22, 2014 - Periodically, my practice receives calls from people in different parts of the country asking for an odd service. They are looking for a concierge doctor to see them...
View ArticleNPR: Doctors Say Obamacare Rule Will Stick Them With Unpaid Bills
By Roni Caryn Rabin MARCH 19, 2014 - Doctors worry they won’t get paid by some patients because of an unusual 90-day grace period for. So several professional groups for doctors are urging their...
View ArticleFlorida Doctor removes confusion from hospital: Dr. Kordonowy is offering...
By Frank Gluck MARCH 24, 2014 - Hospitals can be overwhelming and confusing places for patients. So much so, one area physician believes his plan to offer hospital “advocacy” services on their behalf —...
View ArticleDuane, MD: ‘Why the Direct Pay Model would work well for the poor population …’
By Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA MARCH 24, 2014 - Five years ago, I became medical director of two community health centers that serve an almost exclusively poor and uninsured population in the DC...
View ArticleWhy the Direct Pay Model would work well for the poor population by...
cmtdpcjournal:The Poor and Direct Pay Healthcare … by Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA Originally posted on THE SOVEREIGN PATIENT: Why the Direct Pay Model would work well for the poor population M Duane.docx...
View Article5 Tax Code Changes: What You Need to Know
BY Chris Newmarker, Entrepreneur Magazine March 20, 2014 – From higher income and investment taxes for the well off to an expiration of lucrative tax deductions off equipment, there’s not a lot for...
View ArticleDPC BUSINESS News: MedLion Direct Primary Care Continues Rapid National...
Doctors and Practices Join MedLion in Multiple States March 26, 2014 – LAS VEGAS — In the last three months alone, Las Vegas-based MedLion Management, Inc., a Direct Primary Care provider organization,...
View ArticleTECHNOLOGY: Augmedix CEO Ian Shakil on how doctors can use Google Glass to...
Doctors embracing Google Glass? Mar. 25, 2014 – 2:36PM – Augmedix CEO Ian Shakil on how doctors can use Google Glass to cut back on time spent on paperwork. Source:...
View ArticleHUFF. POST: ‘Concierge Medicine: Is It Worth It?’
By Erin Havel, Huffington Post, Health Use these 40 questions as your guide. Available now on Kindle, Nook and eBook editions — $3.95 MARCH 26, 2014 – Growing up, my entire family went to one local...
View ArticleREADER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Docs Enter Tenth Year Of Concierge Medicine
By Thomas O’Connor, MD, Personal Care Associates, LLC Take Our Poll March 27, 2014 - Drs. Paul Guardino and Thomas O’Connor, principals of Personal Care Physicians, LLC, both Board Certified...
View ArticlePoll: Career Satisfaction …‘Would You Say That You Are More or Less Satisfied?’
5 Years After Opening Your Concierge-Style or Cash-Based Medical Practice, Would You Say That You Are More or Less Satisfied Than Practicing In A Traditional, Insurance-based, managed care manner? (C)...
View ArticleHow Do I Build a Business Plan? (Infographic)
BY Nina Zipkin, Entrepreneur.com February 17, 2014 - You have a powerful idea for the next big thing, but before you sell it to anyone, you have to get it all down on paper. It’s time to make a...
View ArticleOBAMACARE…Part Deux: ‘It seems as though that I am not the only person this...
By Dr. Tiffany Sizemore-Ruiz | CMT Contributor | Choice Physicians of South Florida Dr. Tiffany Sizemore-Ruiz, physician, author and blogger. Dr. T is known for giving a little tough love, but she...
View ArticleTECHNOLOGY: Google Glass being tested in dermatology consultations
Emergency room doctors at Rhode Island Hospital are testing the use of Google Glass in teledermatology, in which skin images are captured by the gadget and transmitted in real time to an off-site...
View ArticleBest websites to get a small business loan
By Clark Howard, ClarkHoward.com ONLY $11.95 — On Sale Now, This Book Has Plenty of Fresh Ideas For the Private Practice Physician Looking For Proven Methods and Cost-Effective Marketing Solutions to...
View ArticleDr. Marcy Zwelling-Aamot: ‘Deceptive communications threaten patient treatment.’
By MARCY ZWELLING-AAMOT / Contributing Writer Published: March 21, 2014 Updated: 3:34 p.m. Marcy Zwelling-Aamot, M.D. is a respected member of the California medical community and a prominent voice in...
View ArticleWhy Paying With Cash Hurts (and Why it Should)
By Holly Johnson March 25, 2014 – These days, my monthly budget is on the boring side. Aside from our regular spending, I’ve got a mortgage payment to fork over, groceries to buy, and utility bills to...
View ArticleMore About the ETHICS In Concierge Medicine
By Michael Tetreault, Editor Editor-In-Chief, Michael Tetreault, Author, Speaker, Educator, Media Liason APRIL 5, 2014 – The reality is that most doctors who practice traditional medicine in our...
View ArticleCowboys and Claim Forms: How My Practice Came To Be – by Robert Nelson, MD
By Robert Nelson, MD - http://www.mydocpps.com APRIL 1, 2014 - Whether it was Doc Adams on Gunsmoke removing a bullet from a cowboy lying on a kitchen table or Marcus Welby making a house call or Dr....
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