Doctors See Potential in Concierge Medicine, Study Shows
64% of U.S. physicians believe concierge medicine to be the ideal practice setting with the potential for the greatest financial success, according to a recent survey by The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Below is an excerpt of an article on the survey published by the AMA’s American Medical News. To read the complete article, click here. To read the full study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, click here.
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Physicians see chance for riches in concierge medicine, but few follow through
By Victoria Stagg Elliott American Medical News January 2, 2012
A significant percentage of physicians surveyed believe a concierge practice that does not take insurance has the greatest chance of financial success.
However, even though the number of concierge physicians is growing, it remains small, and most of growth is in practices that accept insurance.
A survey of 501 doctors released Dec. 13, 2011, by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 64% believe the concierge medicine practice, also called a retainer or boutique practice, that does not take insurance had the greatest chance of financial success in the age of health system reform.
