With PersonalMD, You Don’t Just Benefit, Your Patients Do, Too!
In fact, one of the biggest benefits of the PersonalMD Concierge Medicine Model is that it offers physicians the opportunity to provide patients with better, more comprehensive care.
Because you will have fewer patients you will be able to provide on-time appointments, longer office visits (typically 30 minutes) and more in-depth proactive care. Your patients will also enjoy:
◊ 24/7 consultations by phone, email, or webcam
◊ Comprehensive annual physicals
◊ Personalized physical results analysis, anti-aging plans, etc.
◊ Decreased hospitalizations
◊ Assistance in developing and managing treatment plans when problems do arise
◊ The peace of mind that comes from knowing they are under the care of a physician who has the time and motivation to put their interests first
All of the above will make your practice even more attractive to current and prospective patients. Something else that will make your practice attractive to patients is the health benefits associated with being under concierge care. Look at these statistics:
- Readmission rates for heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia are below 2% compared to national averages of 16% to 24%! (The American Journal of Managed Care)
- Hospitalization rates are much lower in a personalized care program – including 83% lower for elective admissions, 49% lower for avoidable admissions and 63% lower for unavoidable admissions! (The American Journal of Managed Care)
- Readmission rates for Medicare patients are below 2% (The American Journal of Managed Care)
- There was a 72% decrease in hospital admissions for those between the ages of 35 and 64 in concierge medicine programs (The American Journal of Managed Care)
- Concierge medicine patients better manage chronic conditions – in one study 83% of patients with diabetes in a concierge medicine program exhibited good blood pressure control compared to the national average of 50% to 65% (International Journal of Person Centered Medicine)