Doctors Endorse Concierge Operation

Concierge medical practices are one of the biggest trends in health care: Doctors keep their patient rolls small, but charge the patients a retainer so the physicians can afford to give more individualized care. Think earlier, slower-paced times when doctors even made house calls, and took phone calls at nights and on weekends.
 
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SignatureMD and Biophysical Corp. Announce Partnership To Bring Pre-Diabetes Program To Doctors Nationwide

SignatureMD, a leading provider of personalized or concierge medicine, and Biophysical Corporation, dedicated to advancing clinical knowledge and quality of life for its clients, announced today a joint program to bring an advanced pre-diabetes biomarker test to SignatureMD’s affiliated medical practices nationwide.
 
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More Doctors Considering Personalized Medicine

Dr. Floyd Russak grew tired of seeing 2,000 patients each year, limiting their visits to 10 minutes and having to spend his free time fighting with insurance companies to be paid.
 
So, on July 15, the medical director and co-owner of East-West Health Center in Greenwood Village is making the switch from the age-old idea of primary care to the rising specialty of personalized medicine.
 
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Hamburg Physician Offers ‘Concierge Medicine’

In a perfect medical world, patients get to see a doctor the same or next day, and they never wait once they arrive for a visit. Consultations proceed at an unhurried pace and start with extensive executive-style annual physicals. Doctors also do house calls and make themselves available by cell phone around the clock. That’s the world Dr. Ronald Santasiero wants to offer his patients.
 
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Clinton Doctor Joins Concierge Medicine Company

Dr. Robert Blakeburn reached a point in his medical practice where a lack of time meant he was only treating patients for their current ailments without focusing much on their overall health. That was simply unacceptable, he said, and not what he got into medicine to do. And with health care reform on its way to bringing him even more patients, but no extra resources, he said he knew it was time for a change.
 
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Q&A with Dr. Robert Blakeburn

Q: Why did you convert your primary care practice in Clinton to a concierge model?
 
A: As medicine changes, it is becoming necessary to see a large volume of patients just to keep the doors open and the staff paid. That means that each patient will be getting 5 to 7 minutes of time with the physician.
 
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