<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: How is concierge medicine doing in the recession?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-is-concierge-medicine-doing-in-the-recession.html/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-is-concierge-medicine-doing-in-the-recession.html</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>By: Kurt Belgard, MD</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-is-concierge-medicine-doing-in-the-recession.html#comment-91461</link> <dc:creator>Kurt Belgard, MD</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 23:02:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=29903#comment-91461</guid> <description>For the more reasonably priced models, it can be a very good value.  Resources spent on professional time and expertise can save much more in unneeded testing and diagnostic and therapeutic dead-ends.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the more reasonably priced models, it can be a very good value.  Resources spent on professional time and expertise can save much more in unneeded testing and diagnostic and therapeutic dead-ends.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Avi Flax</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-is-concierge-medicine-doing-in-the-recession.html#comment-91457</link> <dc:creator>Avi Flax</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 18:59:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=29903#comment-91457</guid> <description>I recently joined &lt;a href=&quot;http://hellohealth.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hello Health&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s inaugural practice, and I&#039;m very satisfied so far. Not sure it&#039;s exactly &quot;concierge&quot; medicine, since it&#039;s very affordable. But it&#039;s at least a similar model.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently joined <a href="http://hellohealth.com" rel="nofollow">Hello Health</a>&#8216;s inaugural practice, and I&#8217;m very satisfied so far. Not sure it&#8217;s exactly &#8220;concierge&#8221; medicine, since it&#8217;s very affordable. But it&#8217;s at least a similar model.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Dc Observer</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-is-concierge-medicine-doing-in-the-recession.html#comment-91456</link> <dc:creator>Dc Observer</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 18:55:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=29903#comment-91456</guid> <description>Looking for concierge or retainer physician in Washington DC.  Interviewed one who was impressive - but looking around.  Downsized his practice from 2600 to 600!  Said until he became a concierge he simply didn&#039;t know many of his patients, spent all his time running from exam room to exam room.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for concierge or retainer physician in Washington DC.  Interviewed one who was impressive &#8211; but looking around.  Downsized his practice from 2600 to 600!  Said until he became a concierge he simply didn&#8217;t know many of his patients, spent all his time running from exam room to exam room.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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