The Private Practice of the Concierge Doctor
• To begin with you need to seek out a physician , who has a concierge practice , and maybe a physician you already know is considering this option or he already has it . You will need to make a financial arrangement for his services either with an annual payment or a monthly retainer , whichever he prefers . In order for him to do this work effectively he has to limit his patient base to around 200 patients . A physician in a normal practice can see a patient approximately every fifteen minutes is able to have a patient base of over 2000 patients . His hours are limited to the time his rooms are open which does not include Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays . If he is away on holiday you will find a doctor-on-call to take his place , someone you probably do not know and who does not know you . Your doctor , which you prefer to call " you own doctor " is actually a physician who sees many other people , as mentioned , ever fifteen minutes . There may be exceptions however , he generally doesn ’ t remember all your personal details unless he is in his rooms . He will not make house calls and in an emergency will refer you to the hospital .
• The concierge doctor will treat your call in a totally different manner . He will visit you if required and treat you as effectively if not more efficiently . This is because , being committed to you he personally knows all your medical information . Besides arranging for any medical tests to be performed if required , he will treat you as his own private patient and provide you a service that you cannot fault . Medicine that you may require he will readily prescribe for you either by email if a prescription for scheduled medications is needed or make sure your local pharmacy store has a copy of his prescription which may be a repeat script for essential or chronic medication . You will , in all probability , be able to contact him at all times during the day or night on his personal phone .