MedLion CEO to Speak at Family Medicine Events Nationwide: “A seismic shift...
MedLion Direct Primary Care’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Samir Qamar, will be speaking at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2014 National Assembly Conference in late October, in Washington,...
View ArticleTHE ATLANTIC — The Case for Concierge Medicine: ‘Concierge medicine is...
In the trade-off between more patients and more personalized care, growing numbers of physicians are choosing the latter. By Richard Gunderman Just Released! On Sale Now $9.95 July 16 2014 -...
View ArticleEmrani, MD: “To cut health care costs … pay doctors more.”
Afshine Ash Emrani, MD | Policy | June 14, 2014 Overwhelmingly, doctors’ reimbursement has been the target of government programs and insurance companies. The idea underlying this movement has been,...
View ArticleCOLORADO Sees Surge In Number of Concierge Medicine Offices In 2014
Concierge medical center open in Flying Horse By Bryan Grossman JULY 18, 2014 - Flying Horse Medical Center, a concierge medicine and aesthetics facility in the heart of Flying Horse, will officially...
View ArticleTEXAS: San Antonio’s Premier Medical Concierge Takes Healthcare to a New Level
SAN ANTONIO — July 16, 2014 — Antonian Health, San Antonio’s premier medical concierge known for their VIP Check-‐up program, has launched their newest service, “Members MD.” This all-‐inclusive...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Signature MD Sues Largest Concierge Medicine Membership...
Press Release Sources: Signature MD and http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2062660#ixzz37qGsxEMk LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Signature MD, Inc. (SignatureMD), a privately held concierge...
View ArticleCMT Canada: “Health Costs in Canada Increased 2.85 Times Faster Than...
By John R. Graham Filed under Health Care Costs on July 8, 2014 with 17 comments New research from The Fraser Institute shows that health costs in Canada increased 53.3 percent since 2014. During the...
View ArticleRADIO: CMT Joins “Rock of Talk” FM Radio Stn. KIVA and Medical Talk Show,...
Hosts of Top Docs and the CEO, Dick Govatski of Net Medical Xpress and Terry Boulanger, CEO of Tech Net, Invite the Editor of Concierge Medicine Today and The Direct Primary Care Journal to join the...
View ArticleINSIDE YOUR PRACTICE: “POLST Forms The New Living Wills?”
By Clark Howard, ClarkHoward.com There’s a new medical form you need to know about if you want to be sure that your end-of-life wishes will be honored. I was reading in The Wall Street Journal about...
View ArticleCALIFORNIA/TELEMEDICINE: House Call Doctor Los Angeles Innovating in...
Dr. Michael Farzam is a board certified physician in Los Angeles. Avoid spending the average equivalent of 3 to 4 car trips to and from the traditional doctor’s office, and to and from the pharmacy....
View ArticleTREND: ‘Starting Sept. 1, Dr.s Blum and Bontempi will still be seeing...
By Judy Benson Just Released! On Sale Now $9.95 JUNE 16, 2014 - After more than two decades as traditional family practice physicians with a steady stream of patients at their Mystic and New London...
View ArticleTechnology and the doctor-patient relationship
Suzanne Steinbaum, DO | Tech | July 1, 2014 I often hear people talking about their doctors. I overhear it restaurants, nail salons, while walking down the street. I hear what people think of their...
View ArticleWashington physician sidesteps traditional insurance to focus on patients
By Lyxan Toledanes Dr. Nila Jones of Woodland, WA. JULY 19, 2014 -Dr. Nila Jones said she loves spending time with her patients, but she hates dealing with their insurance companies. That’s why the...
View ArticleSchimpff, MD: ‘Paying the doctor directly is better for all concerned’
By Stephen C. Schimpff, MD | Physician Next in a series. July 21, 2014 - The fundamental problem in health care delivery today is a highly dysfunctional payment system that leads to higher costs,...
View ArticleWhy you should pay cash for non-emergency medical needs
By Clark Howard TRENDING TOPIC – If you’re looking to save money on medical bills, you might consider being a cash payer and shopping around for the lowest price on non-emergency medical procedures. I...
View ArticleUSA Network: A skilled physician tired of the hospital system goes out on his...
BY TV Guide | Tom Ellis | Photo Credits: Alan Zenuk/USA Network Tom Ellis | Photo Credits: Alan Zenuk/USA Network JULY 17, 2014 - A skilled physician tired of the hospital system goes out on his own as...
View ArticleNew form of U.S. healthcare saves money, improves quality, one insurer finds
By Sharon Begley The DPC Consumer Guide — Now Available for office/clinic use and and an educational/marketing resource for your patients. JULY 14, 2014 - NEW YORK (Reuters) – In one of the largest...
View ArticleBUSINESS: Six (6) Secrets of Self-Made Concierge Doctors — How’d they do it ???
By Michael Tetreault, Editor-In-Chief Do You Have What It Takes? Editor-In-Chief, Michael Tetreault | The DPC Journal, ConciergeMedicineToday.com JULY 24, 2014 - The editor’s at Concierge Medicine...
View ArticleThe State of Telehealth in California
TELEHEALTH NEWS NETWORK SPECIAL REPORT | JULY 2, 2014 Studies show that the adoption of cost-saving telehealth services is accelerating in California and across the nation, and stakeholders are...
View ArticleGoodman: “Can ObamaCare Be Fixed? Part II.”
By John Goodman Filed under Health Alerts on April 2, 2014 with 38 comments The reason we have so many problems in health care is that almost everywhere we look, people face perverse incentives —...
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