What if your biggest health investment cost less than your morning coffee? Most people don't think about their doctor until something goes wrong. A symptom appears, they call the office, wait two weeks for an appointment, get eight minutes with a physician who's juggling a panel of 2,000 patients, and walk out with a prescription and no real answers. That's not a healthcare system built around you. Concierge medicine flips that model entirely — and the case for it goes well b

In primary care, who you see matters less than whether you can actually get in to see them. The Problem With Traditional Primary Care A lot of my patients came to me after years of frustration with the conventional system. They'd call their doctor's office with a concern and wait three weeks for an appointment. They'd spend 45 minutes in a waiting room for a 7-minute visit. They'd leave with unanswered questions and a referral to a specialist who was booked out for two months

WHAT IS A HOSPITALIST? Every so often, when I see patients in my office, I get asked about the role of a hospitalist and how filling that role can help when a patient visits the hospital. Because I have had the unique opportunity to co-found one of the largest hospitalist groups in the Lee and Collier county areas, I am comfortable explaining and performing in the role of Hospitalist in the continuum of care. The term “hospitalist” was first coined by Doctors Robert Wachter a