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The Patient Impact on Doctors Transitioning to Concierge Medicine

by Fred Pennic 03/29/2014 Leave a Comment

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The Patient Impact of Doctors Transitioning to Concierge Medicine

Do patients feel abandoned when their doctor converts their practice to concierge medicine? (via http://mercuryadvisorygroup.com)

Recently, I had a friendly lunch with a colleague downtown. Our discussion migrated to marketing and branding of physician practices.  I learned that he had been a patient of the practice that my concierge physician owns as a majority shareholder. …

Maria Todd is a consultant, author, and award-winning keynote speaker in healthcare business management and medical tourism.  She is author of the Managed Care Contracting Handbook, 2nd Edition. Her latest,The Handbook of Concierge Medical Practice Development will soon be available.  Maria is also the Founder and CEO of the Mercury Advisory Group, and the developer of the world’s first and only globally integrated health delivery system®.

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