| (Find out if it comes into your crosshairs, doctor.) | | | | government to even take on a legal business |
| Our resistance to change of medical business | | | | structure approved by the government. |
| strategies isn't the only problem. But, it may be | | | | A physician has the business advantage of using |
| the biggest one. You'll have to admit escaping the | | | | incorporation, LLC, partnership or other business |
| sharp edge of the government sword is a | | | | components. Our government supports concierge |
| tribulation of serious consequence for your family, | | | | practice, at least the business side of medical |
| your career, and your expectations in life. It's | | | | practice. |
| clearly evident that sooner or later every | | | | As an indication of the distaste (maybe there's a |
| physician in the private practice of medicine in this | | | | better word) organized medicine leadership |
| country will find themselves cornered by | | | | appears to have for concierge medical practice is |
| governmental fee restrictions, increasing medical | | | | quite obvious. The AMA, American Medical |
| practice rules and regulations, personal lack of | | | | Association, which for years has kept |
| fulfillment, demoralizing financial constipation, | | | | contemporaneous records of professional medical |
| among others. | | | | services and physician activity, has yet to see fit |
| For most physicians and other health care | | | | to recognize concierge medicine as worthy of |
| providers who prefer to remain in control of their | | | | record keeping, and, by doing so avoids legitimizing |
| own business goal objectives, their goal | | | | that practice method in the eyes of everyone. |
| worksheet will require new business strategies. | | | | The media also dwells on the negative side of |
| The need for a medical small business focus even | | | | concierge practice by articles focusing on how so |
| a life career change which offers you a | | | | many concierge physicians practices fail-financially. |
| satisfactory path towards your ambitions in life, is | | | | What does your own specialty college tell you |
| part of an overall implementation of a unique | | | | about concierge medicine? If they can connect it |
| medical business development strategy outside of | | | | to some ethical or moral issue, they'll bring that to |
| governmental control. Could that be...oh no...don't | | | | your attention-otherwise they are usually silent. |
| say it...concierge practice (also called boutique or | | | | Now that we have a socialized mandate for |
| retainer practice)? | | | | medical practice in law, one would think that the |
| Definition: It's a private medical practice in which a | | | | option physicians have for private practice survival |
| physician(s) intentionally devotes much greater | | | | in this environment is logically towards the |
| time to each individual patient's care and needs, is | | | | establishment of concierge medical practices. The |
| able to provide a patient with a higher quality of | | | | only practical alternative to concierge practice is |
| healthcare and service which extended time with | | | | for private physicians to become extensively |
| the patient allows, and a medical care provided | | | | involved in establishing a business system in their |
| with patient convenience and optimum health in | | | | practices comparable to other successful |
| mind. | | | | businesses (most physicians today do not know |
| Now, I did it! I exposed your mind to a rag-tag | | | | what that is). |
| fringe of medical practice. You must agree that | | | | Beyond that, physicians will be forced to learn and |
| most physicians consider boutique medical practice | | | | implement effective marketing strategies for their |
| a last resort, a modification of a career path way | | | | business success and financial survival. Can you |
| too extreme to consider, and is frequently | | | | visualize your future in medicine? |
| thought of as a losing game. Increasing reports of | | | | These facts and statistics may improve your |
| successful concierge practices pop-up occasionally | | | | concierge practice outlook: |
| in the media, usually in the primary care physician's | | | | A truly entrepreneurial physician mindset to |
| turf. | | | | achieve goals is already branded into your brain |
| Concierge Medicine is also known as direct care, | | | | and personality-otherwise you wouldn't be a |
| membership medicine, boutique medicine, | | | | physician or reading this today. Think about it. |
| retainer-based medicine, concierge health care, | | | | Were you already taking a risk when you thought |
| cash only practice, direct primary care, and direct | | | | you could get into medical school? There... you |
| practice medicine. | | | | just stepped outside of your comfort zone...right? |
| The fact that concierge practice has so many | | | | Anyone who has a creative mind open to |
| name labels brings this infrequently subscribed to | | | | possibilities can visualize future pictures of them |
| method of medical practice into the medical arena | | | | self as a success and is willing to work outside |
| dominated by the professional medical hierarchy | | | | their own comfort zone, is a true entrepreneur. In |
| who by their empowerment are able to neglect, | | | | that special environment, you will be amazed at |
| squelch, brow-beat, and disregard this method of | | | | what your brain can do for you at light-speed. |
| practice. | | | | Under the keyword "concierge medical practice" |
| They do this not because concierge physicians | | | | Google search spits out 726,000 references, so |
| aren't highly qualified and trained medical doctors | | | | there must be a bit of interest about the topic. |
| who abide by every professional standard, but | | | | VIP/Concierge Medical Practice, a prominent |
| because of the business system entrenched in | | | | teaching and training organization for concierge |
| concierge practices. What is it about medical | | | | health care professionals, reports that there are |
| practice business methods that they dislike? | | | | over 800 concierge medical practices in the USA |
| Is it illegal or unethical in the real business world to | | | | and they expect that number to rise significantly |
| ask for cash for services? Is medical practice in | | | | in view of the increasing numbers of patients |
| fact a recognized small business entity, survives | | | | frustrated and disappointed with the delivery of |
| only because of business principles, and allows a | | | | medical care as it is presently. |
| vendor in any business to charge what their | | | | And, patient frustrations are not just with the |
| services are worth in their own view? As a | | | | private practice doctors, but also the HMO's and |
| business, medical practice is permitted by our | | | | PPO's. |