July 22, 2020

Meet the physician who left concierge medicine

"Much is written about the advantages for primary care physicians and patients of working within a retainer model, direct primary care, concierge-type care model. Little is written about the downside or disadvantages. It is time to shine a light on...

"Much is written about the advantages for primary care physicians and patients of working within a retainer model, direct primary care, concierge-type care model. Little is written about the downside or disadvantages. It is time to shine a light on the benefits and challenges of concierge and standard models through an experienced lens, particularly as drivers of burnout and the primary care shortage loom so large. The phase of a career may be an important factor."

Annie Moore is an internal medicine physician.

She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "A physician leaves concierge medicine after 13 years." (https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/03/a-physician-leaves-concierge-medicine-after-13-years.html)