IMPORTANT
NOTE: Each patient should check with their physician to find out
what services are included in their individual membership. These
are only examples of some of the services. Your physician practice
and membership may or may not include some or all of these types
of services.
Services typically
include: physical exams, blood work, unlimited office visits and
other services (see list below). Membership fees typically cover
basic services that include preventive care, routine physicals,
longer appointments, next-day appointments, 24-hour-a-day phone
access and e-mail, house calls, coordination of care when you travel,
and a CD with your medical records. If you have health insurance,
your concierge doctor may submit claims for treatments that are
not covered under your membership. Some of the most common services
include:
On call
24/7
House calls
No waiting
Unlimited
appointments for your membership fee
"Executive
physical exams" that include a full body scan, screening
for 200 diseases, blood tests for rare conditions and time spent
with a physician going over every aspect of your medical history.
These comprehensive exams can cost well into the thousands through
traditional channels.
Lab tests
X-rays
Coordination
of care if you become ill while traveling
Mental
health services
Well-baby
checks
Acute care
visits
Online access
to medical records
Home delivery
of medications
Hospital
visits from the doctor
Transportation
to appointments
Coordinated
care with specialists during travel
Hotel reservations
for family during a medical crisis
Patient
Procurement STARTING,
GROWING OR SELLING YOUR
CONCIERGE MEDICINE PRACTICE...
A
number of challenges face physicians who currently maintain or
are transitioning their practices to a concierge medicine model.
Meeting set patient participation thresholds is a tremendous challenge
for most physicians. The concept of concierge medicine is not
yet commonly known or understood by most people.
The
concierge medicine legal and regulatory landscape can change from
one month to the next. If you are starting a concierge medicine
practice...you should really check in here for more information.