FAQs About Physician Recruitment for Your Gradual Retirement and Succession
The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast
Release Date: 08/17/2025
The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast
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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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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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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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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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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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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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, 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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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...
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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 the physician recruiting industry; including holding senior leadership roles with several of the largest retained physician recruiting firms in the country. He is a former President of the National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR) and is a sought after speaker and trainer on physician recruitment processes and trends.
He has also received accolades from respected healthcare organizations and associations such as: TEAMHealth, Tenet Healthcare, Piedmont Healthcare, Memorial Hermann Hospital, UT Chattanooga, Medical College of Georgia, Physician Hospitals of America, American Academy of Private Physicians, Concierge Medicine Today Forum. Some of his media credits include: NBC News, New England Journal of Medicine, Becker’s Healthcare, Neurology Today, MGMA, NAMPC, Concierge Medicine Today, NAPR, and AAPPR (formerly ASPR).
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Recruitment Services
Our recruitment services division functions as a boutique search firm specializing in physician and provider recruitment. We use the same resources large retained firms’ use, but we take a more tailored and personal approach. Training & Development Our training and development division offers a range of services to help improve your recruitment team’s performance, therefore decreasing your need for outsourced recruitment. Services range from skills evaluation, rookie recruiter training, team development, training workshops and ongoing coaching.
Complementary Services
Our primary focus is to help your practice, facility and community by improving the lives of those who seek healthcare from you. Other complementary services that we offer include: Expert Marketing Services, Succession Planning/Consulting for the Concierge and Direct Primary Care Practice, Expert Witness Testimony Services, and Search Evaluation & Consultation Services.
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