Concierge Medicine

Surge in membership medicine opportunities fueled by administrative challenges, reimbursement reductions, operating cost escalation and retiring concierge physicians.

While the historical pathway for a physician to move into the concierge medicine model was to work with a management company to convert their existing, independent practice, things have changed.

Many physicians are transitioning to concierge medicine to meet increasing patient demand for better choices in their care.

The rise in corporatization in medicine continues to upend the proud tradition of physicians in private practice who have long provided outstanding care according to their deep-seated and carefully nurtured vision.

Concierge medicine offers an optimal environment for treating chronic disease

For concierge doctors, practicing in a model that completely reverses the traditional paradigm, the difference in chronic care can be profound.

A conversation with two doctors who have gone the concierge route.

Consider these factors as you ponder your practice’s prospects for 2023.

Consider these factors as you ponder your prospects for the next year.

If you’re feeling burned out, don’t let third-party payer demands drive you out of medicine.

Focusing on details like hiring, supplying and marketing for your practice are key.

Opening a new medical practice can be intimidating. Opening as direct care does remove some of the hassle.

For concierge medicine physicians, while the pandemic was difficult and demanding, their professional survivability was never in question.

The American Association of Medical Colleges now estimates a shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034.

Will 2022 be the year concierge medicine shifts from niche solution to mainstream model?

My route to becoming a concierge physician wasn't traditional.

I was stuck and seeking a way out.

24% of concierge practices reported higher revenues in 2020 than any prior year.

But the reasons were very different from what we predicted

Why Bradford S. Pontz, MD, chose concierge medicine, and Specialdocs.

Why John Verheul, MD, MPH, chose concierge medicine, and SignatureMD.

Why Louis Malinow, MD, chose concierge medicine, and MDVIP.

Why Suzanne F. Turner, MD, chose concierge medicine, and Cypress Membership Medicine.

Why Nalini Mattai, MD, chose concierge medicine, and Concierge Choice Physicians.

Why Alan R. Morrison, DO, chose concierge medicine, and Castle Connolly Private Health Partners.

For me, launching a private membership practice proved to be an ideal solution.

Concierge medicine is simply better medicine all around — and I didn’t have to abandon my patients.

My gut response to fix things was to work harder, faster, and start earlier. But now I've found a better way.

Concierge medicine has allowed me to decrease my stress level from crushing and hopeless to busy but manageable.