Would Concierge Medicine Offer the Right Health Care for You?
By Robyn Gearey, Daily Finance APRIL 15, 2015 – When my stepfather passed away at home late last year, his primary care physician, Dr. Stephen Cornwell, was the first person I called. That’s not all...
View ArticleTelemedicine: Creator Of New Private Wealth. ~Forbes
By Russ Alan Prince, Forbes, Contributor APRIL 15, 2015 – The future of healthcare delivery is telemedicine. However, the business models that will dominate the industry fostering better healthcare...
View ArticleLIFESCAPE PREMIER (AZ): Empowering Consumers with Direct Pay Concierge Care …
By LifeScape Premier (Arizona) & the office of Dr. Susan Wilder | 8757 East Bell Road in Scottsdale, Arizona Susan S.Wilder, MD and LifeScape Premier Medical Center is Phoenix & Scottsdale...
View ArticleA team of Stanford researchers recently looked around the country to find...
By Margot Sanger-Katz, NY Times APRIL 2015 – A team of Stanford researchers recently looked around the country to find what they considered to be the very best primary care practices: All 11 had either...
View ArticleForbes: ‘The Confusing Revolution In U.S. Primary Care.’ ~Hixon
It’s no surprise that entrepreneurs and venture capital investors are playing a big role here. The leading virtual primary care companies (e.g., TelaDoc, MDLive) and the leading retainer and...
View ArticleTrending Story Today … ISRAEL Health News: Public Health Care For the Poor,...
Israel By Hamodia Staff Thursday, June 6, 2013 | כ”ח סיון תשע”ג Read More from our sister publication, Concierge Medicine Canada … YERUSHALAYIM – Israel’s Health Minister Yael German decried the...
View ArticleNEW BOOK by Dr. Jordan Grumet: “I Am Your Doctor” – implies not a fact but a...
By Stephen C Schimpff, MD APRIL 8, 2015 – Book Review – Readers of my posts know that I am a strong advocate for primary care and especially a primary care physician (PCP) that provides each patient...
View ArticlePATIENT EDU.: Dry Heat Saunas Drastically Reduce Heart Disease
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 By Clark Howard ClarkHoward.com There’s a magic way to reduce male heart attacks by two-thirds and it doesn’t involve any pills! Dry heat saunas are the poor man’s pharmacy...
View ArticleThe Indirect ROI of Retail and Wellness Models
Rene Letourneau, for HealthLeaders Media , November 3, 2014 While retail locations and wellness centers may not be big moneymakers in their own right, the return on investment can be considerable if...
View ArticleTarget to Offer Primary-Care Services in New Clinic Model
Business | TECHNOLOGY Tuesday, November 18, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS (Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT) – Target is testing a new model for its in-store health clinics in a partnership with Kaiser Permanente, a...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Observers Anticipate Pricier Premiums
By Paula Burkes, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Tribune Content Agency April 12, 2015 –Costs of individual health insurance policies in Oklahoma likely will go up again next year. And Insure Oklahoma —...
View ArticleA Friendly Reminder to Make Sure Your Site Is Mobile Friendly by Tomorrow.
By Laura Entis, Entrepreneur Staff Staff Writer. Frequently covers tech, business psychology, social media, startups and digital advertising. Google has provided companies with a guide to creating...
View ArticleTEXAS: Concierge Doctor Care Saving Uninsured North Texans Thousands
by Robert Wheeler, Updated at 01:20pm, April 20, 2015 DALLAS – So, how much do you think you paid for health care last year? Try almost $6,000. “And now with the Affordable Care Act, those insurance...
View ArticleThis Doctor Posts His Prices Online. Health Care Should Move in Same Direction.
By John Grimsley, The Daily Signal G. Keith Smith, M.D. (Photo: Surgery Center of Oklahoma) February 23, 2015 – There’s a cost-cutting revolution going on in American health care. Anesthesiologist and...
View ArticleA SLIDING SCALE AND SET FEES — a Concierge Medicine Analysis
A SLIDING SCALE AND SET FEES By Avitzur, Orly MD, MBA, FAAN Neurology Today: 2 April 2015 – Volume 15 – Issue 7 – p 14–16 doi: 10.1097/01.NT.0000464256.58958.7d Another Denver neurologist, Allen C....
View ArticlePPACA hasn’t flooded waiting rooms, Average wait times have actually fallen …...
PPACA hasn’t flooded waiting rooms Average wait times have actually fallen … Factors that could be contributing to shorter wait times, cited by Vitals, included: Increased use of alternative care...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Tom Coburn …“I would never go back and practice medicine the way it...
by The Oklahoman Editorial Board Published: April 21, 2015 It says something telling about the current regulatory state when a longtime physician such as former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has no interest at...
View ArticleBUSINESS, 2015: Save Money on Merchant Processing Fees.
By Clark Howard ClarkHoward.com If you’re a small business and you need to save money, listen up to this. Cheaper options for merchant processing fees A company I’ve talked about a few times recently,...
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The big story in the health news today is about a battle currently underway in the U.S. health care system that has arisen in the wake of the implementation of Obamacare, and in particular, a growing...
View ArticleDPCC has cited four key issues state legislation should address in attempting...
April 16, 2015 | by KSE FOCUS Visit the DPC Coalition Web Site. One of the main effects of the Affordable Care Act has been that it’s incited substantial changes to the health care system, among them...
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