MSBA had the privilege of hosting another innovative speaker yesterday, Dr. Richard Handelsman. As part of the MDVIP network (www.mdvip.com), he has challenged the bureaucracy of managed care through his internal medicine practice.
Instead of treating patients in the assembly line fashion which is dictated by managed care, he treats his patients with the time and attention they deserve from their physician. He is able to do this by charging a $1500 flat annual fee per patient and treating a smaller patient population of approximately 450 people. He also bills the patient's insurance company as an out of network provider.
As a result, he can treat his patients and address their specific needs, rather than treat the disease with a quick diagnosis. Dr. Handelsman now has the time to make house calls, personally consult with the specialists he refers to, do an hour and a half extensive history and physical, advise his patients on nutrition, excercise, and lifestyle, and much more. His patients are very satisfied with his service and according to Dr. Handelsman neither he nor his patients would ever go back to the way he used to practice. This is just one of the innovative ways we can practice medicine without the burden of managed care.
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