INTERVIEW: Listen in as Erika explains how the Direct Primary Care model...
By David Saltzman OCTOBER 12, 2014 - On this episode of ShiftShapers, we welcome Dr. Erika Bliss, President and CEO of Qliance, a Seattle-based pioneer in the Direct Pay Primary Care (DPPC) practice...
View ArticleTRENDING Today on CMT: “Dr. Keith Smith’s Speech at the 2014 FMMA Annual...
By Dr. Keith Smith, FMMA, Free Market Medical Association, October 2014 “I have come to the conclusion that it is the ethical and moral obligation of the seller of health care services to provide the...
View ArticleTREND: “Frustrated by the system, physicians tinker with their business models.”
By Lauren HeplerEconomic Development ReporterSilicon Valley Business Journal The UpTake: There’s a growing cadre of medical practices selling on-demand services as the industry adjusts to the...
View ArticleTRENDING STORY …“Costa Mesa Event Explores All Aspects of Concierge Medicine.”
The conference took place in Costa Mesa on July 25-26. More educational events are scheduled to take place in collaboration with Concierge Medicine Today and other partnering physicians in other...
View ArticleTRENDING STORY on CMT: “The Physician’s Role in Health Plan Networks … Can We...
By Dr. Robert Nelson, CMT Contributor, Physician, Cumming, GA “I believe we should work towards restoring these principles to preserve a really precious thing: the sanctity, privacy and respect of the...
View ArticleA Letter to My Physician Colleagues, “The State of Medicine 2014″
By Dr. Robert Nelson, MD, Cumming, GA, MyDocPPS, DPC Journal Contributor | Thought Leader By The Sovereign Patient on December 21, 2014 “I believe we should work towards restoring these principles to...
View ArticleGunderman, MD: “Have Doctors Joined the Working Class?”
By Richard Gunderman, MD NOVEMBER 2014 – On September 28, 1864, exactly 150 years ago this weekend, the first meeting of the International Workingmen’s Association (IWA) was convened at St. Martin’s...
View ArticleSINGER, MD: ‘How Government Killed the Medical Profession.’
Many of my generational peers in medicine have made similar arrangements, taken early retirement, or quit practice and gone to work for hospitals or as consultants to insurance companies. Some of my...
View ArticleHow much did it cost to “startup” your Concierge Medicine practice in the...
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View ArticleCVS, the largest provider of retail clinics nationwide, the average cost of...
By Lisa Zamosky JULY 13, 2014 - Mary Castaneda had a sinus infection that just wouldn’t go away, and she was feeling awful. She knew she needed to see a doctor, but her timing was off. “It was...
View ArticleWearables and The Self-Health Era.
By CECI CONNOLLY NOVEMBER 12, 2014 - If you’re wearing a wristband that counts your steps, a patch that monitors your vital signs or a watch that tracks your heart rate, you are in the minority. And if...
View ArticleSpecialists Find Appeal in Hospitalist Roles
Specialists in orthopedics, surgery, neurology, oncology and other areas who want to dedicate themselves to hospital-based work are finding new career opportunities. This article appears in the...
View ArticleConcierge Choice Physicians Names Keith Elgart Executive Vice President of...
December 30, 2014 07:22 AM Eastern Standard Time ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leader in choice-based programs for physicians and patients,...
View ArticleDoctors, patients happy with ‘concierge’ practice
TONY REID H&R Staff Writer DECATUR, IL | January 04, 2015 – Having your doctor on speed dial and knowing they are available 24/7 is the prescription for peace of mind. That’s the diagnosis of...
View ArticleFederal Exchange Is Beating States In Enrolling New Customers
Officials say more than 7 million Americans have signed up for coverage so far using the health law’s marketplaces — more than 6.5 million of them through the federal exchange. But the health law...
View ArticleSurvey finds 4/10 working-age adults skip some kind of care because of the cost.
Dilemma over deductibles: Costs crippling middle class Rather than pay so much out-of-pocket, many skip checkups, scrimp on care. Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell , USA TODAY JANUARY 1, 2015 -...
View ArticleWUNSH: Healthcare, Contracts, more on the business side
By Anthony Wunsh, President/CEO Medical Pay Solutions, Consultant, Author, Speaker JANUARY 9, 2014 - Today I want to delve into the way contracts are executed, agreed to and accepted in Healthcare....
View ArticleKIPLINGER: ‘Pay Cash For Your Healthcare.’
By Kimberly Lankford | From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, February 2015 Sometimes you can get better service if you don’t use your health insurance — and you can save money, too. NEW RESOURCE to help...
View ArticleDr. Earl Campazzi, who practices concierge medicine and house calls...
New flu strain afflicts Palm Beachers. By Lulu Ramadan, Daily News Staff Writer Jan. 4, 2015 - A new strain of the flu is hitting Florida — especially the island of Palm Beach. Dr. Earl Campazzi, who...
View ArticleTRENDING STORY …“Costa Mesa Event Explores All Aspects of Concierge Medicine.”
The conference took place in Costa Mesa on July 25-26. More educational events are scheduled to take place in collaboration with Concierge Medicine Today and other partnering physicians in other...
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