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[quote=Anonymous]Who is she getting CM from if you don't mind sharing?

[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][/quote]

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