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Perspective: Why I chose concierge medicine – a direct pay retainer practice
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
Arizona ‘Concierge Doctors’ React to Conrad Murray Verdict KPNX Channel 12 News, 2011
128 Valley patients have medical identity stolen
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 […]
THE FATE OF PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONALISM : Changes in the values of the practice of medicine
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 […]
At Your Service: Concierge medical care grows in popularity among doctors and patients
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 […]
QUALITY CARE: Doctors switch to ‘concierge’ practice to offer more personalized care with less stress
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 […]
At Your Service: Concierge medical care allows doctors to cater to patients
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 […]
Embracing the Present . . . Borrowing from the Past
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 […]
Custom Care: Want customized care, guaranteed same-day appointments and personal physician follow-ups for you and your family? Hire a doctor on retainer. Seriously.
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, […]