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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When people here say their concierge doc "coordinates care," what does that actually mean?  Serious question.

I have been in the traditional system, and if I need to go to a specialist, my pcp gives me a rec. for a provider/practice.  I then go to said specialist and either tell my pcp how it went at my next appointment with her, or the specialist sends the results/lab work directly to my pcp.  Sometimes both occur.

What more does concierge do?  Drive you there, lol[/quote]

Better specialist recs sometimes instead of just a referral to a deparment. Sometimes an in with specialists who aren't taking new pts. [/quote]

My mother, for example, has 8+ specialists and multiple chronic health conditions that impact other conditions and about 15 medications. Her concierge doctor manages all of that, as in, when a health issue arises, she is the first person I call bc she is trained better than I am to determine what is cardiology/nephrology/endocrinology/medication interaction etc. further, for ER visits, she calls ahead and gives full medical background and recommendations on what might be needed. She handles follow-up afterwards. She also gets specialists on the phone for consult much faster than we can as the patient and w/o our having to go in for unnecessary office visit. We get same day lab results. Calls back on weekends. Email/text answers within hours. I could go on but this is what managing care looks like. [/quote]
+1000

It's the care we all deserve and envision getting.  So if you can afford it, it is worth every penny, even if you don't have urgent health issues now.  As we age, you never know when it will start.  I even put my 18yo on CM when a minor health issue arose.  They help coordinate the care we need while my kid is away at college, even with a different "medical system".  They answer texts/calls/emails within 2-3 hours.  [/quote]

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