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https://issuu.com/mcms2012/docs/round-up_magazine__november_2016 Arizona Medical Society “Round Up” Magazine – November 2016

Perspective: Why I chose concierge medicine – a direct pay retainer practice AZ Medicine, Summer 2012 – Volume 23, Number 2    

Arizona ‘Concierge Doctors’ React to Conrad Murray Verdict KPNX Channel 12 News, 2011

By Jennifer Parks | ABC 15 News, October 27, 2010 PHOENIX – Lauri Gibbons of Peoria never expected her personal medical information would make it into the hands of anyone other than her doctor, but she was wrong. “This is personal information that nobody should have except my doctor,” she said. Gibbons is just one […]

AZ Medicine, Winter 2008 (Volume 19, Number 4) Participants were asked to briefly respond to the following questions. “Do you feel there has been a change in the values of practicing physicians? How does your practice of medicine differ from your or others’ earlier perception of the profession? How might the values you apply to […]

By Kerry Duff | AZ Business, October 2008 When Margret Thomas of Tucson was suffering from an agonizing headache in the middle of the night, her husband, Harold, called their primary care physician on his cell phone. The doctor met them at the hospital and an hour later she was in surgery having a brain […]

By Kenn Alltucker | The Arizona Republic, July 24, 2008 Dr. Neil J. Sapin wooed his patients last week with a wine-and-hors d’oeuvres reception at his Glendale office. Next month, the doctor plans an encore bash at Arrowhead Country Club. Such receptions are an unusual way for a doctor to mingle with patients, but Sapin […]

By Dena Braun | Your Health Magazine, June 2007 Imagine you’re at home curled up in bed with a 102-degree fever and a throat as scratchy as 80-grit sandpaper. You pick up the phone and call your doctor directly and she agrees to make a house call later that day. For most of us this […]

101 North Magazine, June 2007 Helene Wechsler, M.D. of Scottsdale Private Physicians is a new breed of doctor. As an experienced Board-Certified physician, she offers personalized care with round the clock accessibility to her private cell phone, same day appointments and even house calls in her “concierge” practice. Licensed in Complementary Medicine, Dr. Wechsler’s rare […]

Arizona Foothills Magazine, September 2006 Renowned hospitals and research facilities such as Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Cleveland Clinic have long offered V.I.P. or concierge services (booking appointments, scheduling travel, etc.) for patients willing to pay for more personalized treatment. However, there’s a new breed of medicine- retainer medicine, also referred to as boutique medicine, […]