The Story Lines We're Following In Concierge Medicine, April 2024
Here are a few of the latest headlines media outlets have posted, written or have been talking about that are creating chatter and conversations about concierge medicine.
Concierge Medicine: Implications for Patient Satisfaction and Healthcare Staffing
OPINION ‘Concierge medicine’ casts looming cloud over healthcare (Guest Opinion by Dr. Barry B. Perlman)
Source: By Dr. Barry B. Perlman; Syracuse.comIt’s ironic that on April 1, April Fool’s Day, I along with a thousand plus patients will lose access to our trusted internist. It’s not because he’s relocating, retiring or worse. It’s because he has elected to move into a “concierge” practice.
FIRST OPINION: Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species
SOURCE: STAT; By Paul Berggreen READ FULL STORY ...
Concierge medicine helps Houston family on vacation
Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care
By Phil Galewitz; APRIL 1, 2024; KFF HEALTH NEWS ORIGINALHospitals are increasingly stretching a velvet rope, offering “concierge service” to an affluent clientele. Critics say the practice exacerbates primary care shortages.READ FULL STORY ...
Rush Hinsdale Outpatient Center now open, offering primary, specialty and concierge medicine care
Source: Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago, Submitted by Nancy Difiore, April 7, 2024Rush has opened a new outpatient center in Hinsdale to expand care in Chicago’s western suburbs. Rush Hinsdale brings primary and specialty care to Hinsdale and surrounding communities — including reproductive endocrinology and infertility care. The center also offers lab services and dedicated parking.READ FULL STORY ...