The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast

The rules of digital visibility just changed — and most concierge practices are still playing by the old ones. Steven Schwartz, founder of Concierge Medical Marketing and a 25-year digital marketing veteran, breaks down what Answer Engine Optimization means for physician practices, why high-net-worth patients find their doctors differently than they did five years ago, and what it actually takes t...

Every time a physician decides that strategy, sustainability, and leadership are someone else's problem, a patient eventually pays the price for that decision. In this solo episode, Michael Tetreault makes the case that clinical excellence and business clarity aren't in tension — they're inseparable. A practice that isn't financially sustainable, strategically led, or operationally sound doesn't j...

Most patients with complex diagnoses don't need more information — they need the right physician, with the right expertise, taking the time to actually explain what's happening and what comes next. Dr. Mark Halsted built MD For Patients to do exactly that — offering comprehensive, honest consultations tailored to patients facing serious diagnoses, anywhere in the world, virtually. This is what pat...

Most physicians spend decades building their practice and weeks preparing to sell it — and that gap almost always costs them significantly when it's time to exit. Justin Outslay, Founder of Cinnamon Hill Partners, works with physician practice owners to understand what their practice is actually worth, what buyers are looking for, and how to position for a transaction before someone else decides t...

Most physicians can diagnose a complex patient in minutes but struggle to read their own profit and loss statement — and that gap quietly limits everything they're trying to build. Katie Rhodes, owner of Coal Creek Ledgers, works exclusively with business owners like physicians to cut through the financial noise, get clear on the numbers, and make confident decisions. This episode is about steppin...

Patients don't just remember what you did for them medically — they remember how your practice made them feel, and that feeling is now the single most powerful driver of growth in self-pay and concierge medicine. How to 10X Your Practice with Shareef Mahdavi - learn more at: https://pxmovement.com/px90-program/ ### DocPreneur Leadership Podcast is produced by Concierge Medicine Today (CMT) — the i...

If you've been wondering whether the Concierge Medicine Forum is worth your time this year, this episode answers the questions physicians ask most before deciding to attend. Learn more at www. ConciergeMedicineForum.com   ### DocPreneur Leadership Podcast is produced by Concierge Medicine Today (CMT) — the industry's independent trade publication since 2007. Host of the annual Concierge Medicine F...

Medicare is moving toward connected, ongoing care models with one hand — and tightening compliance enforcement around concierge-style practices with the other. Attorney Jim Eischen breaks down what that means for your practice right now.     Unlike CCM, which has seen slower traction,  RPM adoption has been swift and widespread . The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has expressed concerns in rece...

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Today we unpack some of healthcare's succession and retirement trends Doctors should know about when considering hiring, replacing and leaving medicine better than how it found you! Craig Fowler, Founder & President of the Athenic Group, which helps Hospitals, Medical Practice Owners, UCs, Nurses, PAs, Doctors and others solve their healthcare recruiting challenges through dedicated Physician Sear...

Most physicians have never had anyone explain how their practice is actually valued — and that gap costs them significantly when it's time to sell, transition, or plan for retirement.   Guest Presenter: Chris Staples, CFP®, AIF®, Owner of Wealth 360, LLC, Buford, Georgia, United States   Host: Michael Tetreault, CGSP®   Learn More: https://wealth360advisors.com/   Recording Date: 2020   (C) Concie...

The concierge medicine model has scarcity built into it by design — but most physicians have no idea they're sitting on one of the most powerful marketing advantages in all of healthcare. If you're building — or seriously considering — a membership-based practice, you don't have to figure this out in isolation. Explore leadership insights, operational frameworks, and real-world case studies: Conci...

Most concierge physicians will go through a practice sale or major partnership transaction exactly once — and most have never done it before. This episode is the preparation most physicians never get.   By  Dana Jacoby and Gary Herschman [1]   Over the last several years there has been a growing trend of consolidation and partnership transactions involving concierge medicine practices. [2]   Downl...

If you walked away from your practice tomorrow, what would be left — and be honest with yourself about the answer, because most physicians don't like what they find when they actually look. ### DocPreneur Leadership Podcast is produced by Concierge Medicine Today (CMT) — the industry's independent trade publication since 2007. Host of the annual Concierge Medicine Forum. 🌐 ConciergeMedicineToday....

Only a small percentage of Health Savings Account owners will take advantage of this opportunity initially, but the number may grow in the future when HSA-qualified plan enrollees realize how cost certainty for primary care, a focus on maintaining health, and assistance in navigating other care based on price and quality dovetail with their financial and medical goals.   By William G. (Bill) Stuar...

Starting January 1, 2026, DPC arrangements no longer disqualify patients from contributing to an HSA — and while that's genuinely good news, the fine print on fee caps and coverage limits means the windfall some practices are expecting may not arrive the way they think. READ MORE AT HSA CONSULTING SERVICES SOURCE: HSA Consulting Services; July 2025; https://hsaconsultingservices.com/newsletter/a-b...

If your marketing is spending more time explaining how easy it is to leave than why it's worth staying, you've already lost the patient — you just don't know it yet. ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership side of medicine through candid conversations with physicians, healthcare executives, attorneys, practice management experts, and industry innov...

Chronological age tells you how long you've been alive — epigenetic testing tells you how well you've been living, and Hannah Went has built one of the largest private epigenetic health databases in the world to prove the difference matters. Hannah Went is the Co-Founder of TruDiagnostic , a leading health data company and CLIA-certified laboratory that specializes in epigenetic testing and resear...

Sometimes the most honest feedback about your practice doesn't come from a patient survey — it comes from a kid who has no reason to be polite about it. ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership side of medicine through candid conversations with physicians, healthcare executives, attorneys, practice management experts, and industry innovators — hoste...

Andy Schoonover didn't set out to disrupt healthcare — he set out to solve the $8,000 bill his insurance refused to pay after his daughter's surgery, and what he built instead is a peer-to-peer funding platform that's rewriting how Americans pay for care. LEARN MORE, Visit:  https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership s...

The membership medicine landscape has never had more variations — and Jim Eischen has spent 32 years making sure physicians understand which version they're actually building before regulators tell them they got it wrong. Web Site: https://www.eischenlawoffice.com/about Email: jim@eischenlawoffice.com ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership side of...

Every concierge practice has unique patient agreements, partnership structures, and regulatory exposure — and attorney Jonna Eimer has spent her career making sure physicians understand what they're signing before it becomes a problem they can't unwind. Jonna D. Eimer is a health law and corporate attorney and shareholder at Roetzel & Andress in Chicago, Illinois. She represents numerous concierge...

Before you launch a concierge, DPC, or cash-based practice, there are compliance questions most physicians have never been asked — and Jim Eischen has spent 32 years making sure the answers don't cost them everything. Web Site: https://www.eischenlawoffice.com/about Email: jim@eischenlawoffice.com ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership side of med...

Dr. Brian Blank spent years in cable news before deciding that family medicine — done his way, without insurance restrictions and seven-minute visits — was worth starting over for. https://embermodernmedicine.com/ ✅ Each episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast explores the business and leadership side of medicine through candid conversations with physicians, healthcare executives, attorneys,...

Most concierge practices are independent by design — so when Baptist Health South Florida built the first hospital-based concierge program in Palm Beach County, it raised a genuinely interesting question: can the personalized, relationship-driven model survive inside a large healthcare system? Connect with Dr. Klein ... https://baptisthealth.net/doctors/baptist-health-medical-group/aaron-leb-klein...