History
The origins of concierge medicine are often traced to MD2 International ("MD Squared"), which was launched in 1996 in Seattle by Dr. Howard Maron. Dr. Maron has said of the term: "...I only came up with the concept—not the term concierge medicine. I know what a concierge is, but to describe what I do as simply opening doors and directing people.... I prefer highly attentive medicine."
The Center for Executive Medicine, a unique practice based in Texas offers physician travel to patients anywhere in the world and has member patients in Europe as well as throughout the US.
Other consultancies assisting physicians in the marketplace also include 1 on 1 MD™, LLC, Paragon Private Health MyConciergeMD Concierge Choice Physicians, Direct Care Group, Elite MD, EliteHealth, MDVIP, Practice Transformation Solutions, ModernMed, SignatureMD, Transfusion, LLC.
Since 2003 there has existed a professional society of concierge and other direct practice doctors known as the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design or SIMPD. As of mid 2008 this organization had about 200 members and by late 2008 was growing at the rate of a member a day. In 2009, SIMPD estimates that there are over 5000 physicians nationwide, most of which are not SIMPD members. SIMPD offers many member benefits including national care networks, discounts for direct practice doctors on malpractice insurance, annual meetings and many more.
In late 2009, early 2010, SIMPD changed their name to the American Academy of Private Physicians or AAPP.
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