Transition Mistake #2 – It’s All About You

Perhaps you’ve made the decision to transition your practice to a membership medicine model. As you begin to introduce the concept to patients do you find yourself complaining about the myriad difficulties practicing medicine due to the dysfunctional healthcare system?  Are you explaining those are the reasons you’re shifting to private medicine? While it’s usually read more…

Transition Mistake #1: Going it Alone

                  Starting up or transitioning to a Concierge or Direct Care model can be an unsettling process, even if you’re strongly committed to making it work. There’s inherent risk involved, and it takes a significant up-front investment to be sure to do it well. But there’s also read more…

Concierge Membership Fees

While the average Concierge membership fee is $135/month, there is tremendous variation in pricing, as seen in the chart below. Direct Care practice memberships tend to be priced lower.                 _______________________ Latady Physician Strategies helps physicians transition to Concierge, Direct Care and Hybrid practice models that help them treat their read more…

Do You Live Here? 10 Best States for Concierge and Direct Care

Top 10 Best States To Start A Career in Concierge Medicine or Direct Primary Care in 2013-2014: 1.  Utah 2.  California 3.  Texas 4.  Florida 5.  Washington State 6.  New York 7.  Colorado 8.  Georgia 9.  Tennessee 10. North Carolina *  Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11104292.htm _______________________ Latady Physician Strategies helps physicians transition to Concierge, Direct Care and Hybrid read more…

Who Fills The Most Important Position in Your Private Medicine Practice?

In transitioning into a Concierge or Direct Care practice, it’s easy to focus on such obvious necessities as identifying services offered, setting fees, and informing patients of your new practice. At some point however you’ll need to identify who will handle your in-office sales, marketing, and customer service. This key person will respond quickly to read more…

Our Medical Future: Volume-Driven or Service-Driven?

Access to doctors is getting more difficult. And when we do see our primary doctors, we’re seen for an average of 7 minutes. Not enough time to adequately address the most important issues, let alone focus on wellness and prevention. Our insurance premiums are escalating. Yet doctors are making less money with dropping reimbursements and read more…

Concierge Medicine Will Get Massive Boost From Obamacare

As dysfunctional as the current healthcare system is, we do have choices – both as patients and as physicians. We can wait for policy and administrative changes from the top down, or we can work on an organic level, from the ground up – one physician, one practice, one patient at a time. As we come to the fork in the road how will we respond?

Converting to Concierge? Timing is Everything.

Before making the transition to a concierge or direct care practice, having a solid marketing action plan can make the difference between success and failure. A well thought-out plan identifies: who you want to target; with what message; which tools best deliver that message; and, just as importantly, when the tactics will be put in read more…

Why is Concierge and Direct Care Medicine Good for Us?

You depend on your car to get you where you need to go. You give it gas, schedule timely oil changes, and replace worn-out tires. Of course we depend on our bodies too, ensuring we sleep, eat and otherwise take sufficient care of ourselves. But imagine if your car was treated like your health… Say you’re read more…

What IS the Difference Between Concierge Medicine and DPC?

“Concierge” Medicine has become an often used, catchall term for new, more satisfying ways to deliver care to patients. These practices can best be described as “Membership Medicine” practices, a model based on the financial relationship the doctor has established with his/her patients in order to provide exceptional personalized care. As a doctor with such read more…

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