Medical Economics January 13, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Concierge medicine offers personalized care, smaller patient panels, and enhanced access, addressing physician burnout and dissatisfaction with traditional models.
- Specialdocs Consultants expanded their network in 2024, adding practices in multiple states, reflecting growing interest in concierge medicine.
- The model appeals to diverse physicians, including those seeking independence, extended patient interaction, and work-life balance.
- Challenges for concierge practices include rising costs, declining reimbursements, and adapting to rapid technological developments.
A record 26 physician-clients launched practices last year, according to a report from Specialdocs Consultants.
“Intense dissatisfaction and fatigue with our dysfunctional health care system is leading more physicians each year to seek a better way of providing care to their similarly frustrated patients,” Terry Bauer, CEO of...