Our current “disease-care” system is in crisis. Health care costs continue to climb at unprecedented rates, our country is experiencing an obesity epidemic, and people are getting sicker. This is no longer sustainable for the future health of our country. Evidence that our system is failing us. [1] It’s estimated that a minimum of 80% of read more…
Coach or Consultant – What is the Difference?
Attendance at last month’s DPC Nuts & Bolts 2.0 conference in Dallas hit a record high with more doctors than ever interested in the increasingly popular DPC and Concierge practice models. If you’re one of those tempted by the idea of a better way to practice medicine, you’ll find there are many options to consider. read more…
The Price is Right (But is it?)
How you set your membership fees is directly related to how successful your practice will be. Unfortunately, many DPC and concierge physicians are moonlighting to keep their businesses afloat. Not for just a few shaky initial months, but several years after converting or starting up the new practice. These doctors were intending to escape overwork read more…
5 ways Direct Primary Care and Concierge medicine can reduce physician burnout
Are you aware that physician burnout is now reportedly affecting 50% of primary care physicians? Today’s topic addresses how private medicine models such as Direct Primary Care and Concierge provide excellent antidotes to this grave and worrying trend. Primary care physicians are struggling. They’re squeezed by declining insurance reimbursements and increasing operating costs, forced to read more…
Transition Mistake #3: Skipping the Business Plan
Concierge, Direct Care, Hybrid—the many options for structuring a new practice can be confusing. How do you identify the best and most viable one for your individual situation? With thousands of private medicine practices across the country, there’s great variation in how these practices are structured. Many factors go into determining what services to offer, how many read more…
Transition Mistake #2 – It’s All About You
Perhaps you’ve made the decision to transition your practice to a membership medicine model. As you begin to introduce the concept to patients do you find yourself complaining about the myriad difficulties practicing medicine due to the dysfunctional healthcare system? Are you explaining those are the reasons you’re shifting to private medicine? While it’s usually read more…
Transition Mistake #1: Going it Alone
Starting up or transitioning to a Concierge or Direct Care model can be an unsettling process, even if you’re strongly committed to making it work. There’s inherent risk involved, and it takes a significant up-front investment to be sure to do it well. But there’s also read more…
Concierge Membership Fees
While the average Concierge membership fee is $135/month, there is tremendous variation in pricing, as seen in the chart below. Direct Care practice memberships tend to be priced lower. _______________________ Latady Physician Strategies helps physicians transition to Concierge, Direct Care and Hybrid practice models that help them treat their read more…
Concierge Medicine Will Get Massive Boost From Obamacare
As dysfunctional as the current healthcare system is, we do have choices – both as patients and as physicians. We can wait for policy and administrative changes from the top down, or we can work on an organic level, from the ground up – one physician, one practice, one patient at a time. As we come to the fork in the road how will we respond?
Converting to Concierge? Timing is Everything.
Before making the transition to a concierge or direct care practice, having a solid marketing action plan can make the difference between success and failure. A well thought-out plan identifies: who you want to target; with what message; which tools best deliver that message; and, just as importantly, when the tactics will be put in read more…
