Boutique medicine also called concierge medicine, or retainer medicine, patients pay their physician an annual retainer fee. In exchange, patients receive guaranteed same-day or next-day appointments, no-wait appointment times, longer examination times and 24/7 access to their physician via e-mail, cell phones and/or pagers. Concierge Medicine is a controversial subject. Many legislatures have taken a wait and see approach as to whether or not to control, limit, restrict, or specifically permit this type of practice with legislation. Medicare has instructed its offices to only advise physicians to be careful not to charge for things already paid for by Medicare.
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'Concierge'
doctors growing in valley - Silicon Valley-San Jose Business
Journal
ACP-ASIM
Observer, February 2003 - Taking a tough stand on nonbillable
care
AMNews
Aug. 4, 2003. Appeal of retainer practices Boutique care goes
mainstream ... American Medical News
Arroyo
Seco Med Grp see Pg 13 PDF
Black
Hole of American Medicine
boutique
med - Job Details View Internist (IM57413c) -
MedicalWorkers.com
Concierge
Medicine Physician Law Alert
Concierge
Medicine report 3_6_06
Concierge
Medicine-LA announces grand opening of its exclusive general internal
medical practice
Elite
Personal Physician Services Inc
For
a Fee, Doctors With Time to Listen
For
a Retainer, Lavish Care by 'Boutique Doctors' - New York
Times
For
sale body scans, boutique care & second opinions - Retail Health
Care Physician Executive - Find Articles
Guest
Opinion 'Boutique medicine' -- symptom of a system in disarray (March
19, 2003)
H.R.4752
107th Congress PDF
Health
Care Marketplace Popularity of 'Boutique Medicine' Growing, But
Practice Remains Small - Kaisernetwork.org
Health
Futures Digest - March 2006 Issue
HealthLawBlog
Hearing
Archives Committee on Ways & Means U.S. House of Representatives
http--hiicap.state.ny.us-counselors-bulletins-hot_jan03.pdf
PDF
Impact
of Concierge Care on Healthcare and Clinical Practice -- Linz et al.
105 (11) 515 -- Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Good
Bibliography too!
Improving
Health Care A Dose of Competition - A Report by the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department of Justice
(07-2004)
Congressional
letter to Health & Human Services SecretaryThompson by Hous
of Rep. Brown and Stark and Sen. Durbin
PDF
Secretary
Thompson's Reply PDF
MDVIP's
scorching growth rate lands company in Inc. list - Birmingham
Business Journal
NCPA
- Daily Policy Digest - Boutique Medicine
Preserving
Financial Protections in Medicare Committee on Government Reform,
Minority Office
Public
Health Letter, Wa DC, hl_oct2003
PDF
Putting
your doctor on retainer Fee buys access, attention -
MarketWatch
Rejuvalife.MD
- Beverly Hills, CA - Who We Are
SCPIE
Cos Medigram Concierge MedicinePDF
Stanford
School Business 2005SP High End Health Care
(Boutique) PDF
Teitelbaum2003_Thesis_body_text_2003
sse ppg 54-55 PDF
The
doctor is out (March 05, 2003)
The
doctor will charge you now
Top
Money Makers for Your Physician Group Practice
Warner,
Norcross & Judd, Attys. "Legal Issues Involved in Concierge
Medical Practices" March, 2005
Washington
State Legislative Report: 2404-S.SBR
PDF
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Is Boutique Medicine Worth It
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