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MALPRACTICE/LIABILITY: C.A.P. Offers Up To 45% Discount to Concierge/DPC...
The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) Offers Up To 45% Discount to Concierge Physicians By Staff Writer JUNE 12, 2013 – An in-depth look into the practice of Concierge Medicine and direct...
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KANSAS: AtlasMD tells CNN it’s found a ‘better way to practice’
By Staff Wichita Business Journal JUNE 12, 2013 — CNN reports that according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, about 4 percent of doctors surveyed have adopted similar models. They don’t...
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EBT: Saving money, improving health through direct primary care
By Lisa A. Higgins June 3, 2013 — Direct primary care in health care can help save money in a complicated year for benefit brokers. (Read Full Story)
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SALARIES: 2013, New Data On Concierge Physician Salaries
Reblogged from Concierge Medicine Today: ATLANTA, GA, June 04, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Concierge Medicine Research Collective (The Collective), the independent health care research depository...
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SEATTLE: 3 ways to get more facetime with your doctor
By Rose Egge SEATTLE, WA | JUNE 13, 2013 – While healthcare costs are causing many doctors to spend less time with their patients, some local physicians are experimenting with treatment models that...
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FDA Steps up Oversight on Medical Apps
By Arlene Weintraub When the U.S. Food & Drug Administration sent a warning letter to an Indian app developer in late May, tech entrepreneurs in this country took notice. The FDA warned Biosense...
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MARKETING: The Best and Worst Times to Post to Social Media (Infographic)
By Kristin Piombino JUNE 14, 2013 - It’s the million-dollar question for social media managers everywhere: What is the best time to post to social media? While the optimal time to update your Facebook...
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STAFFING: Hiring Concierge/DPC Medical Staff Using Job Descriptions with...
By Michael Tetreault, Editor-In-Chief JUNE 14, 2013 – Whether we like it or not, concierge medicine offices and direct primary care clinics are held to a higher standard of service and performance, not...
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INSURANCE: No Checking Account…No Health Insurance.
By Maryalene LaPonsie | MoneyRates.com JUNE 3, 2013 - For consumers fed up with bank fees, prepaid cards may seem like an increasingly attractive alternative today. Some of today’s prepaid cards come...
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NATIONAL: New Standardized Health Plan Choices in 2014
By Barbara Marquand Insure.com Before you start shopping for health insurance for 2014, learn the difference among platinum, gold, silver and bronze — the names for new standardized plans that will be...
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Legal and Regulatory Issues: From Telemedicine Everywhere to Telemedicine...
American Telemedicine Association President-Elect Ed Brown, M.D., founder and CEO of the Ontario Telemedicine Network, coined this phrase at the American Telemedicine Association annual meeting.Dr....
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MONEY: Amnesty from medical debt?
By Clark Howard MAY 18, 2013 - Medical debt is damaging the credit of right around 30 million people, according to the latest figures I’ve seen. What floors me about this problem is how it’s both...
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CONNECTICUT: Doctors trading independent practices for hospitals, large groups
By Arielle Levin Becker July 3, 2013 – Norman Rockwell prints hang on the walls of Dr. Douglas Gerard’s office, and the New Hartford primary care doctor says his practice would fit into that era....
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BUSINESS: Considering a Primary Care Provider after College Graduation
By Sara Fletcher July 2, 2013 – According to Obamacare, upon college graduation an ex student can stay on their parents’ healthcare plan for several years. Therefore they have the opportunity to remain...
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TECHNOLOGY: Your Private Medical Records Are Being Sold to Drug Companies
July 2, 2013 - In an interesting new trend, many doctors are choosing to operate outside the system all together, providing “concierge” medical services to patients on a prepaid membership-fee basis...
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OP/ED: The Coming Disruptive and Transformational Changes in Health Care...
Posted By Stephen Schimpff MD On July 6, 2013 @ 5:13 pm In MedCitizens July 6, 2013 - There will be some very disruptive and some transformational changes in the way health care is delivered, not as a...
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Stanford Concierge Medicine Program
Stanford Concierge Medicine is a distinguished primary care practice at Stanford Hospital & Clinics committed to providing personalized care and unparalleled access to our world-renowned network....
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BLOG: Home Health Care and Concierge Medicine: A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
By Dr. Brian Nadolne My great-uncle who lives in West Palm called me a few weeks ago and was having rectal bleeding. He was taken to the hospital, found to have diverticulitis, and felt terrible....
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40 Questions To Ask A Concierge Doctor Before Your Sign-Up
JULY 10, 2013 | By Michael Tetreault, Editor | The concierge medicine and direct primary care health industry is just like any other industry — it has many success stories, but it also has a few...
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BEAM: Our Health Care Future Is Uncertain
By Jim Beam July 7, 2013 – No one knows exactly how the nation’s health care system is going to change come Jan. 1, 2014, but Americans could be in for major surprises. Many of the provisions of the...
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