Spotlight: a member-based, direct primary care practice (From the CMT Vault)
The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast
Release Date: 05/11/2025
OIG Alerts, RPM, Medicare and Your Practice: The Impact
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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has grown into a $500 million market in 2024, underscoring the remarkable demand for connected care solutions. This growth is more than just a number—it reflects a structural shift in how Medicare is approaching primary care. By Editor-in-Chief, Concierge Medicine Today/The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast Fall/Winter 2025 - In many ways, RPM and Chronic Care Management (CCM) represent Medicare’s attempt to move primary care away from a purely fee-for-service model and toward a capitated, ongoing care structure built around a flat monthly fee....
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HSA Accounts vs. Account Holders and Cash Only Sub $99 Primary Care Considerations
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FAQs About Physician Recruitment for Your Gradual Retirement and Succession
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Today we unpack some of healthcare's succession and retirement trends Doctors should know about when considering hiring, replacing and leaving medicine better than how it found you! Craig Fowler, Founder & President of the Athenic Group, which helps Hospitals, Medical Practice Owners, UCs, Nurses, PAs, Doctors and others solve their healthcare recruiting challenges through dedicated Physician Search and the training and development of your recruiting the right medical staff to fit in well in your practice environment and remain committed for years to come. Craig is a 20+ year veteran of...
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FAQs About Physician Recruitment for Your Gradual Retirement and Succession
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Today we unpack some of healthcare's succession and retirement trends Doctors should know about when considering hiring, replacing and leaving medicine better than how it found you! Craig Fowler, Founder & President of the Athenic Group, which helps Hospitals, Medical Practice Owners, UCs, Nurses, PAs, Doctors and others solve their healthcare recruiting challenges through dedicated Physician Search and the training and development of your recruiting the right medical staff to fit in well in your practice environment and remain committed for years to come. Craig is a 20+ year veteran of...
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From the Vault: Concierge Medical Practice Valuation 101: What Is My Practice Worth?
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Helping Physicians Better Understand the Business Valuation Models Used in the Marketplace Guest Presenter: Chris Staples, CFP®, AIF®, Owner of Wealth 360, LLC, Buford, Georgia, United States Host: Michael Tetreault, CGSP® Learn More: Recording Date: 2020 (C) Concierge Medicine Today, LLC. All rights reserved. About Chris Staples is the Principal owner of Wealth 360, LLC.; a fee-only Registered Investment Advisory firm located in the greater Atlanta Area. Wealth 360, LLC provides comprehensive and objective financial planning to help clients...
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Scarcity Marketing Explained: Application in healthcare.
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What if you positioned your practice like Tim Hortons in the land of Dunkin’? By Editor-in-Chief, So, I’m riding shotgun with my teenage son who some of you have met, Matthew, riding through Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (yes, that’s a real place in Canada—not a children’s book or a lumberjack’s nickname). We’re up there visiting family when suddenly, Matthew blurts out: “Hey Dad! Look—Tim Hortons!” You’d think he’d spotted Bigfoot holding a maple donut. Now, we live in the southeastern U.S.—where Tim Hortons isn’t exactly on every corner like it is...
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Why Are There So Many Concierge Medicine Practice Transactions?
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Most physician owners of concierge medicine practices do not have experience going through a practice sale or major partnership transaction -- here are some helpful and practical recommendations to consider. By Dana Jacoby and Gary Herschman Over the last several years there has been a growing trend of consolidation and partnership transactions involving concierge medicine practices. The purpose of this article is both: (A) to educate concierge medicine physicians on why concierge medicine practices have been transacting with increasing frequency; and (B)...
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Would your practice survive if you took a were no longer in it?
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While it’s easy to pick on concierge medicine practice for its highly visible moniker, small medical offices outside of this niche space are often more guilty of this than concierge practices. Here are ten compelling reasons why this marketing strategy is flawed: By Editor-in-Chief, Concierge Medicine Today While concierge medicine aims to deliver exceptional care, making the physician the product can lead to significant setbacks. To succeed, practices must prioritize relationships, foster teamwork, and emphasize patient outcomes. By adopting a balanced approach that values...
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Only a small percentage of Health Savings Account owners will take advantage of this opportunity initially
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Only a small percentage of Health Savings Account owners will take advantage of this opportunity initially, but the number may grow in the future when HSA-qualified plan enrollees realize how cost certainty for primary care, a focus on maintaining health, and assistance in navigating other care based on price and quality dovetail with their financial and medical goals. By William G. (Bill) Stuart | July 3, 2025 The Senate finished its version of the reconciliation bill and sent it to the next step in the legislative process. Which Health Savings Account provisions survived the...
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New HSA Provisions and Who Bears The Weight of Education In Your DPC Practice
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The second provision solves a somewhat arcane HSA problem for individuals and families that have a special arrangement with their primary care doctor, known as a “direct primary care” arrangement. Under these arrangements, people pay their doctor a monthly (or annual) fee instead of paying their doctor only when they are seen in person. Today, DPC arrangements disqualify Americans from contributing to an HSA because the arrangements are incompatible with the current rules for eligibility to contribute to an HSA. No longer, starting January 1, 2026. By HSA...
info_outlineA while ago we sat down with Direct Primary Care (DPC) Physician and true "DocPreneur" in our hearts and minds, Dr. Brian Blank. We'll unpack what 2020 was like, what led Dr. Blank to move into this practice model and lessons learned along the way for others.
By Michael Tetreault, Host/Editor and Dr. Brian Blank
"I grew up in the small town of Waterford, PA, delivering newspapers before leaving for the midwest to study broadcast journalism at the University of Missouri. I then spent the next several years working in cable news in both Atlanta and New York. In New York, I met my wife and father-in-law, a longtime primary care physician at the Cleveland Clinic. After many late-night conversations with him, I decided to switch careers to pursue family medicine. After stops in Boston and Costa Rica, I moved to Chapel Hill, NC, where I completed medical school at UNC. I then did my residency in family medicine down the street at Duke University Hospital.
In 2021, I opened Ember Modern Medicine, a practice I had dreamt about for more than a decade.
By eliminating overpriced insurance restrictions, I can spend more time connecting with my patients and focusing on their health and wellbeing instead of rushing through 7-minute visits checking government boxes. My wife and I are now blessed with two beautiful daughters. In my free time, I enjoy competing in endurance sports. I’ve run more than a dozen marathons, finished 2nd in a 50-mile ultramarathon, and barely survived an Ironman Triathlon.
Lately, I’ve been attending Swamp Rabbit CrossFit. In 2021, I started a running streak, attempting to run at least one mile every single day. When you see me at Ember, ask me how that is going (so we can keep each other accountable)!"
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