A PRACTICE YOU LOVE
The Physician’s Guide to Concierge and Direct Care
Let’s be honest, it has become almost impossible to maintain a profitable and independent primary care practice. Seeing the number of patients needed each day to support the practice in a world of dwindling reimbursement increasingly conflicts with the time needed to really get to know those patients and build the relationships that drew most primary care physicians into the field in the first place. Add to that the pressure to hire and keep talented employees and secure the value of your practice for your family when you retire, and it is no wonder that the number of physicians is dwindling. Meanwhile, the need for good doctors continues to rise and often the patients that most need good primary care cannot find it.
You can still have a practice you love! Concierge and direct care practice models can help you jump off the reimbursement hamster wheel, spend more time with your patients, and build a business with lasting and transferable value.
The book is a guide for physicians who want to explore how concierge or direct care medical practice work and the challenges and benefits these practice models pose. Both patient-centered models start by looking at what your patients and community need, and want, and then provide the level of individual service patients are seeking. Concierge practices are not just about offering patients your cell phone number or charging patients for access. Direct care practices are not only for those without insurance. With this practical guide, you will see that it is easier than you think to get started building a practice you – and your patients – love.