oncierge Medicine in Primary Care will be driven by the coming doctor shortage

I believe the projected doctor shortage caused by the Affordable Care Act will drive primary care into two opposite tracks

Work Life Balance for Physicians
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Talk to Your Doctor so Your Doctor Will Listen

The most common complaint about physicians on the internet is, “They didn’t listen to me”.

You were sitting in the office and the doctor was physically present in the room, but they weren’t all there. Even worse is when the doctor doesn’t try to understand what you are going through. Sometimes it can seem like they didn’t even care. Let me give you a suggestion on how to talk to your doctor so your doctor will listen.

Prevent Burnout with 3 Simple Stress Relieving Games

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Burnout is a constant threat for physicians. Research consistently shows an average of 1 in 3 doctors suffering from symptomatic burnout on any given office day. In my work with over stressed and burned out doctors, I have found that most of us work way to hard being the Superhero to our staff, patients and families — and don’t have any fun at all. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Research shows you can lower your stress (and prevent burnout) with simple steps you can begin taking today. You can even make these activities into stress relieving games.

Physician Burnout – 3 Signs and 3 Simple Prevention Steps

With all the passionate headlines and blog posts written on the health care reform debate/Obamacare, and advances in digital medicine – it is easy to overlook the fact that most healthcare is actually delivered person to person, knee to knee, from doctor to patient behind a closed exam room door.

Work Life Balance Keys – Anchor to a Super Habit

Physician Burnout – Abraham Maslow would say it’s a Calling

Work Life Balance – 3 Steps to Your Big Rocks Life

Steven Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is famous for his “Big Rocks” Demonstration. This simple technique reveals a hidden formula for creating the work life balance we all seek by scheduling your Big Rocks First.

Here is a link to his YouTube video of this work life balance big rocks formula. If you want more work life balance for yourself and have not heard of the Big Rocks Technique, I highly advise you watch the video … then come back to this page where I will show you the quickest way to work the Big Rocks Formula in your life.

The 3 Step Big Rocks Formula for Work Life Balance

One of the keys to de-stressing your days and living a richer, more satisfying life is BALANCE … specifically … more work-life balance. I have written before about how your medical career is like living with an #800 Gorilla.

The Gorilla rampages through your life, doing whatever he pleases and leaving no room for your family, your interests outside medicine or even  your own health and fitness in some cases. Achieving more Work-Life Balance is a process PUTTING THE GORILLA ON A DIET by giving it some boundaries and creating more balance between medicine and the rest of your life. In the end it is still a Gorilla … just one that doesn’t outweigh YOU.

Medical Bills Going Down as Docs and Hospitals Start to Discount for Cash

Discounts of up to 89% for common procedures being offered in southern California healthcare system.