The Private Practice of the Concierge Doctor

1. The Private Practice of the Concierge Doctor It would certainly be an attractive proposition to have your own private physician such as was only possible by the affluent society. Film personalities, music stars etc., most have a personal physician. It is certainly more expensive than going to see your local doctor…. or is it? Not today. In fact, today it is probably cheaper to hire a doctor as your personal physician than it was previously thanks to the inception of the conciergedoctor. This physician is your personal physician, a doctor that has your history, present disorders and medicines all at his fingertips and he will visit you within twenty-fours of a call, or sooner. How does this work? To begin with you need to seek out a physician, who has a concierge practice, and maybe a physician you already know is considering this option or he already has it. You will need to make a financial arrangement for his services either with an annual payment or a monthly retainer, whichever he prefers. In order for him to do this work effectively he has to limit his patient base to around 200 patients. A physician in a normal practice can see a patient approximately every fifteen minutes is able to have a patient base of over 2000 patients. His hours are limited to the time his rooms are open which does not include Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays. If he is away on holiday you will find a doctor-on-call to take his place, someone you probably do not know and who does not know you. Your doctor, which you prefer to call "you own doctor" is actually a physician who sees many other people, as mentioned, ever fifteen minutes. There may be exceptions however, he generally doesn’t remember all your personal details unless he is in his rooms. He will not make house calls and in an emergency will refer you to the hospital. The concierge doctor will treat your call in a totally different manner. He will visit you if required and treat you as effectively if not more efficiently. This is because, being committed to you he personally knows all your medical information. Besides arranging for any medical tests to be performed if required, he will treat you as his own private patient and provide you a service that you cannot fault. Medicine that you may require he will readily prescribe for you either by email if a prescription for scheduled medications is needed or make sure your local pharmacy store has a copy of his prescription which may be a repeat script for essential or chronic medication. You will, in all probability, be able to contact him at all times during the day or night on his personal phone. This form of medical service is becoming so popular in the US that many people are changing how they receive medical treatment. At the end of the day, you will probably find that your treatment by a concierge doctor is less expensive than going to see your personal doctor with whom you had to make an appointment to see, and certainly a lot quicker. Source: http://www.spine-healthcare.com/the-private-practice-of-the-concierge-doctor/ **********