Medical Economics January 13, 2025
Austin Littrell

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...

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