Physicians in retainer (“Concierge”) practice

Colon Cancer Screening in Concierge Practice.

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Center for Executive Medicine (CEM) concierge primary care practice on preventive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates relative to local and national comparator data. METHODS We performed an electronic medical record search encompassing our entire patient population who are between the ages of 50 and 75 years to determine the rate of...

How to set up a concierge practice.

The three faces of retainer care: crafting a tailored regulatory response.

Retainer care arrangements allow patients to pay a retainer directly to a physician's office in order to obtain special access to care.' Practices usually convert to retainer status by focusing their attention on those willing to pay a retainer fee, and dropping the majority of their patients, who are left to be absorbed by other practices.2 Also known as "boutique medicine," "concierge care," ...

Impact of concierge care on healthcare and clinical practice.

Linz et al • Special Communication T emergence of a small but increasing number of physicians choosing to provide a nontraditional high-end, or luxury, style of healthcare known as concierge care—also often called boutique medicine or retainer practice —is raising important medical, ethical, and legal questions. In concierge care, which was originally developed in Seattle, Wash, in the mid-1990...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Physicians in Appropriate Prescription of Organic Nitrates in Iran

Organic nitrates are commonly used in angina pectoris and ischemic cardiomyopathy. In order to optimize their effectiveness and patient convenience, several aspects must be observed. Adequate doses, suitable dosage forms and asymmetric pattern of usage to prevent the nitrate tolerance are some factors that a physician must be familiar with. The objective of the present study was to define the p...