The Difference Between Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care Direct primary care (DPC) is a term often linked to its companion in health care, ‘concierge medicine.’ Although the two terms are similar and belong to the same family, concierge medicine is a term that fully embraces or ‘includes’ many different health care delivery models, direct… [Read more…]
October 3, 2011
According to 2010 poll results conducted among retainer-based and boutique physicians from across the U.S. in May of 2010, findings indicate that 60% of these types of physicians retain their members for roughly 7 to 9 years and longer. These polls have also found that the national retention average for a traditional physician (i.e primary… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
Despite the high-powered executives using concierge medicine (CMed), executives of all ages and backgrounds are not the most popular demographic searching for these types of medical doctors across America today. According to an August 2010 survey of actual CMed patients from across America, it reveals that top-level executives account for less than 4% of the… [Read more…]
September 29, 2011
Do you or your kids suffer from bad moods when you leave the doctor’s office? Does having a doctor’s appointment effect your mood for the entire day when you know you’re going to have to take time off of work or get a sitter for the kids just to be left waiting in a waiting… [Read more…]
March 28, 2011
Like one very large Mexican fast food chain and the creator of the ‘value menu’ concept, a lot of modern health care business centers and physicians from across the U.S. are now actually starting to show their prices to their customers (ie patients) before they see the doctor. Up until recently, primary care and health… [Read more…]
July 27, 2010
According to a recent poll by The Collective [www.AskTheCollective.org], over 90% of membership medicine (also called concierge physicians) use their mobile devices to communicate with their patients. So, what are the most common types of texts and phone calls between doctors and their patients?
July 27, 2010
Membership Medicine physicians (also commonly known as "Concierge" doctors) offer something affordable, beneficial, convenient and truly valuable that can meet the needs of anyone virtually anywhere. In fact, according to Concierge Medicine Today, Summer 2010, over 60% of Membership Medicine plans cost between $25-$136 per month.
July 27, 2010
"I [Doctors] have to hire someone just to try and get paid..."
July 27, 2010
Prescription Errors Lessen As Doctors "Normalize" Their Patient Load.
October 5, 2011
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