AAPP’s Tom Blue and Dr. James Slater in the news

Doctors introducing more personal care
To Dr. Neil Smerling and his colleagues at Primary Care Physicians in Fairfield, practicing primary care medicine in today’s environment is getting tougher all the time.

“Over the last 20 years, it’s gotten more and more like a treadmill where someone keeps turning up the speed,” said Smerling, a senior partner at [...]

Growing number of ‘concierge’ doctors offer personalized care, access for annual fees

CHICAGO — Mary Lou Rothman has her doctor’s email and cellphone number, with permission to call day or night.
When she recently came down with a stomachache, she called the office and got an appointment within three hours.
When the stomachache turned out to be appendicitis, her doctor, Marcy Zwelling, went to the hospital with her and [...]

Concierge Medicine: Changing the Future of Primary Care for Better or for Worse?

Visiting the doctor’s office may not top the list of favorite activities for most consumers, but eliminating common stressors such as juggling one’s schedule to squeeze in an appointment, spending too much time in the waiting room, and then maybe seeing the physician for only a few minutes, can make the experience much more pleasant…
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Doctor First to Establish Concierge Medical Practice in The Woodlands

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — John C. Rogers, MD, has recently transitioned his Woodlands-based family medical practice of over 20 years into a concierge medical care practice called My Own MD. He is the first physician to create a concierge-style practice in The Woodlands.
Offering a higher level of personalized medical care, concierge patients have the exclusive [...]

AAPP’s Tom Blue in the News

Doctors Living on Loans
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Government-backed loans to doctors have surged more than 10-fold in the past decade, a trend industry insiders say is a red flag that doctors in America are in financial distress.
From 2000 to 2011, Small Business Administration loans to physicians’ offices, including private practice doctors and mental health specialists, [...]

AAPP’s Dr. Marc Tanenbaum in the news

Doctor Makes House Calls
During a break from house calls the other day, Dr. Marc Tanenbaum talked about the joys of being able to tend to his young patients without the constraints of managed care. Or the constraints of a traditional office.
Dr. Marc Tanenbaum sees about 50 families, caring for patients from birth through the college [...]

EmpowHER Media Names Dr. Connie Mariano Chief Clinical Officer and Chair of Medical Advisory Board

Leading Social Health Company for Women Appoints Lauded Industry Luminary and Former White House Physician to Clinical Oversight Roles
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Dec 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — EmpowHER, an award-winning social health company for women, today announces that former White House Physician Dr. Connie Mariano will serve as the company’s Chief Clinical Officer and Chair [...]

AAPP’s Christopher Dowd in the news

As health rates soar, many choose to forgo insurance
By Amy Jeter - The Virginian-Pilot - © December 18, 2011
Vic Shunkwiler thought he was paying too much for his health plan, so he did something drastic: He stopped buying insurance.
“We hated writing that insurance check every month, knowing that it was so high and we’re probably not going to [...]

Concierge Physicians featured on Money Talks News

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Another Concierge Practice in the News…

Vt. doc using new care system that reduces patient load, but increases burden for others
RUTLAND, Vt. — For the first time in years, Rutland primary care physician Dr. Seth Coombs is feeling good about his practice: He’s spending time with his patients, he’s helping them manage their chronic diseases, he’s making house calls and he’s [...]