Press Room

American healthcare as a system in the not-so-new millennium is a beast, it seems, requiring accountability from all sides if the various options are to be effective. The traditional model has lost no… See more

If your organization offers an annual wellness-screening program, you are in good company. According to a report by The Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly half of all U.S. companies with more than 200 e… See more

Attracting and retaining physicians, especially those in primary care, is an enduring challenge for hospitals. Hospitals have begun deploying a strategy to meet this challenge that, at first glance, m… See more

The Obamacare introduction fiasco is already producing two major unintended consequences:-*-It has vastly enriched the government’s already highly gilded “spinspeak” vocabulary (fog).-*-It is expected… See more

For $3,000 a year, a concierge patient can contact one area doctor 24/7 and get same-day or next-day appointments. As insurance companies have come to dominate health care services, frustrated doctor… See more

Dr. Thomas Hwang, a Tustin internist, didn’t like the way his practice was evolving. Even as his patient load expanded, his take-home pay contracted, and he feared not having enough time to spend with… See more

A growing number of doctors are ditching the status quo and adopting an entirely different business model: concierge medicine.In fact, a recent survey of 862 independent physicians found nearly half a… See more

Concierge medicine also known as boutique medicine, personalized healthcare, direct primary care, or private care is growing. This is a broad term for physician practices that charge patients an annua… See more

Consumers pay membership fees for almost everything these days, from streaming movies online to the ability to grocery shop at certain stores. So why not health care? Concierge medicine — also known… See more

A just-published report, co-authored by the medical leadership of Cleveland HeartLab (CHL) and MDVIP for the peer-reviewed journal Future Cardiology (July 2013), clearly demonstrates the utility of a… See more