Is concierge medicine what healthcare dreams are made of? Concierge medicine, also known as boutique medicine, is a fast growing concept requires that patients pay an annual retainer, or fee, similar to those that attorneys charge clients. The annual feel ranges from $1,500 to $3,000 or more. Physicians with these exclusive private practices limit the number of patients they see, somewhere between 500 and 1,000, greatly reducing overall case load and allowing them to spend more personal time with patients.
In exchange for the annual fee, patients enjoy same-day appointments with no more long hours in waiting rooms full of others doing the same. Doctors actually know their patients by name and don’t flinch when ordering numerous preventive health screening tests. Patients have access to their personal physicians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and aren’t burdened by calling a central line with recorded instructions ’ some concierge physicians actually gives them a direct number where they can reach him.
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