subject: Patients are now looking for Concierge Physicians. Interesting turn of events [print this page] Patients are now looking for Concierge Physicians. Interesting turn of events
We all have spoke about the conversion of physicians offices into a more personalized care model and now with Medicare, as of June 1st, decreasing reimbursement to the physicians it's time, if you haven't already,to look at your current model of operations. The concierge concept is notfor everyone but if it suits your personal, professional and business goals to seek out the answer, now is the time to consider a change. See below the following.
Patient Interest in Locating a Concierge Physician up Nearly 300% In 2010
Concierge Medicine Today receives requests every single day from people who are wanting to locate a concierge doctor in their area. Since January of 2010, our DOC FINDER Program has become one the hottest and most popular search engines for people looking for either another concierge physician or wanting to explore the benefits and cost-effective services these physicians provide.
The Primary Physician is becoming more of a commodity. Practice management is becoming more and more involved in having Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practioners on the front line. That being the case, which you had nothing to do with along with reimbursement continuing to drop, why not seek alternatives to survive. Unless you want to punch a clock for someone else, look at surviving with a better professional and business model with a market segmentation process.
In our world, market segmentation is accomplished by: 1) providing to patients who value highly personalized preventative care, immediate physician availability, and an ongoing relationship with a trusted doctor the ability to access unprecedented levels of care and service; and 2) continuing to provide standard levels of care and service to patients who place more importance on price than on service. Market segmentation enables your practice to give patients what they desire. While we believe that one physician cannot successfully offer two distinct levels of care to different patient groups, there are a number of means by which you can segment your patient population and deliver the levels of service that your patients desire; you can hire a physician's assistant or nurse practitioner to serve as the principal interface with non-concierge patient, or you can hire an associate MD to treat those patients in the broader context of your practice. I will describe this program in greater detail directly for those who respond. Risk free assessment is the best 1st step.Thank you for your time and interestArney Benson, President, A B Consulting for Healthcare http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/patients-are-now-looking-for-concierge-physicians-interesting-turn-of-events-2577934.html
