Talk:Concierge medicine

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There are actually references in this Concierge Medicine page (click on edit and you can see the full text with references), but I'm new to Wikipedia and cannot seem to get the footnotes to work properly. The coding is incorrect and needs fixed, but when I go to edit it to fix it, I still can't get it to work! Help?? Thanks in advance. --Skatewife 16:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

In the first section, just before footnote 5, there is this sentence:

Over the past decade, the income of a primary care physician has fallen, even though physicians seeing approximately 20 – 35 patients per day with a ten or fifteen minute consultation. Perhaps this would be slightly better: Over the past decade the income of a primary care physician has fallen even though physicians are seeing approximately 20 – 35 patients per day each with in a ten or fifteen minute consultation. Hope this helps. --Adricnet 22:40, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * This sentence no longer appears in the article.

Advertising Spam
9/12/2014 - I spent a long time trying to determine the validity of source#11 which links to a paid PR release website: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10734184.htm My investigation yielded a long and suspect trail of front-ends seemingly solely owned an operated by Michale Tetreault. I can't find any actual, credible information about this alleged "Three Year Analysis of Concierge and Direct Care Medicine Shows Encouraging Signs For Boosting Primary Care In U.S. Economy". The author of the paper clearly has an agenda. I recommend removal of the reference. (I'm new to editing Wikipedia, not really sure what the process is, so I thought I should leave a message here). IdleChris (talk) 23:36, 12 September 2014 (UTC)IdleChris

Cmtoday2009 is a handle for Michael Tetreault, "Editor-In-Chief of Concierge Medicine Today" which looks like a lead gen website for patients interested in concierge medicine. Blatant Advertising.

CORRECTION: [wcrum] Concierge Medicine Today is an online news agency and media outlet, NOT a lead generation web site. They provide news and updates related to all things concierge medicine. As I understand it, they do have a DOC FINDER or "Physician Search Engine" to help patients who visit their site find a concierge physician near them. Once again, let me be very clear, Concierge Medicine Today is a news agency, not a lead generation web site.

Wcrum looks like a handle for Michael Tetrault who, as user Cmtoday2009 is BANNED from Wikipedia edits

Concierge Medicine Today is a link farm website that has contrived and created articles of little to no academic, commercial, or professional basis. It is IN FACT the same, part and parcel, as EliteMD. The purpose of the "news" website is to generate web traffic of potential customers searching for concierge medicine information. Tetrault then drives that traffic to his "EliteMD" "physician finder."

One must pay for leads/pay to be a part of the "physician finder" so it is in fact lead generation rather than a genuine news website established for the good of society.

CMT/EliteMD creates a bad name for Concierge Medicine and the practice of medicine in general by making poor editorial content that exists for the sole purpose of lead generation. You can check out State of Georgia records or the umbrella company's website here: http://www.thedccompanies.com/services.html for proof of the connection.

Ops100 and ScottPR are comparable shills for Concierge Choice Physicians.

Trying hard to keep this page neutral and rid of advertising! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.2.123.80 (talk) 22:11, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

6 May 2010 - "bjharring is affiliated with Concierge Medicine Today/EliteMD patient lead gen company; handle was just created and this was only (first) wiki edit."

CORRECTION TO THE MENTIONED ABOVE: [wcrum] bjharring is NOT affiliated in anyway with Concierge Medicine Today. August 4, 2010.

Concierge Medicine Today/EliteMD which added significant advertising content (which was edited out) cut a paragraph about hybrid concierge practices. These hybrid practices allow doctors to add just a few of their patients rather than convert their entire practice. CMT/EliteMD sells leads to doctors who need more patients and is hiding what could be bad press. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.208.228.85 (talk) 22:02, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Michael Jackson's Doctor
I have been reverting edits that discuss Michael Jackson's doctor. These comments tend to reference tabloids, which are not valid sources and approach being libelous. Ref WP:NN. Please don't continue to post these here unless you can provide real evidence (and even then, the discussion really doesn't belong here, it belongs on the doctor's page). --Mpdelbuono (talk) 03:16, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Possible source
http://www.doublex.com/section/health-science/ill-stick-long-waits might be a useful source for this article. It at least has current US numbers in it. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:10, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Business Model - Cleanup
This section needs a major cleanup in grammar and punctuation. There are many instances of improper use of single quotes, and random words are in quotes for no particular reason. Some parts should probably be paraphrased instead. There are also some statements that make it sound like original work, such as: "A surprising finding in this study..." and "Surprisingly, concierge physicians..." Surprising to whom? Adrian (talk) 01:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)


 * The entire article could use a rewrite from scratch. A major problem is that most of it was written by persons who seem to be trumpeting their own interests rather than writing a neutral encyclopedic article. It's a shame because the topic is notable and growing. Sbowers3 (talk) 17:29, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Concur. I smoothed out a few wrinkles.  But the need for a re-write remains.  75.208.46.40 (talk) 11:55, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Concierge vs Direct Primary Care
Was this written by Qliance, by any chance? It reads like a press release. Rkaufman13 (talk) 21:34, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The Qliance quote did not materially contribute to the article. I removed it.  75.208.46.40 (talk) 12:32, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

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In popular culture: Veronica Mars
Concierge medicine plays a role in season 4 of Veronica Mars, where Keith Mars is provided access to it by Clyde Pickett at the expense of Richard Casablancas, presumably in an attempt to bribe Mars. 2A01:4B00:848B:7B00:3285:A9FF:FEF6:24CD (talk) 15:13, 17 October 2019 (UTC)