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Stress Test
Worth Magazine,
August/Sept 2012 |
"How many graduations, weddings, and grandchildren would my patient see that she wouldn't have otherwise?"
"We know that putting stress on your body can lead to cancer and heart disease. Now a new test can predict just how great that risk is - and help add years to your life."
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Adapting Appropriate Technologies & Processes in an Unfamiliar Environment
Family Office Review,
August 28, 2012
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"Though happy with the idea of a 5-7 day hospital stay, our patient was understandably reluctant to move to Chicago for the full month needed to complete her recovery and follow up care."
"Ultimately, we created a resource centered on maintaining complete continuity of the patient's post-hospitalization needs..."
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What's the Scenario?
Family Office Review,
July 11, 2012
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"Increased terrorist threats and higher accounts of devastating natural disasters are seeing high net worth families beginning to take scenario planning and disaster recovery more seriously now."
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Why A Medical Contingency Plan Is A Good Idea
Family Office Review,
June 11, 2012
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"On any given day, your chance of having a serious health event is fairly unlikely. However, over the course of your lifetime there is a 100% chance you will have one, and the final outcome will depend heavily of the contingency plans you have put in place for just such an event."
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China Syndromes
Worth Magazine,
June/July, 2012
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"Traveling in China? Don’t expect to find first-rate medical care easily, no matter what you can afford to pay. Here’s how to take the right precautions before you go.
China’s booming economy has sparked enormous growth in tourism from abroad, but visitors probably don’t realize that the country hasn’t seen equivalent growth in the caliber of its health care..."
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The Care Space
Family Office Review,
April 17, 2012
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"Though not well known, the model for what we now call "concierge care" originated as a response to the unique needs of affluent families. These families, in association with their role as hospital benefactors, would over time develop an enduring relationship with a senior physician for assistance in family medical matters. This doctor would take their phone-call at all hours and advise them on the best course of action, often culminating in an in-person rendezvous at the hospital ER."
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Calling For Help
Worth Magazine,
April/May, 2012
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"Whether you need it in a far-off jungle or in the comfort of your country home, telemedicine could save your life—if you’ve planned ahead.
Not long ago a father and daughter from a prominent Manhattan family, clients of my medical consulting firm, were fly-fishing in the San Miguel River just outside Telluride, Colorado..."
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The Magic Button
Family Office Review,
March 21, 2012
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"Mobile health takes on new meaning in this digital world we exist in. From a technological standpoint, the average perception is that people are considerably more connected than they were five years ago.
And for those with a Smartphone - or an iPad, it's a handheld computer you're carrying around."
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Wealthy Families Skip Waiting Rooms With Concierge Medical Plans
Bloomberg,
March 16, 2012
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"Doctors on-call day or night. Medical care while traveling outside the U.S. Emergency-room grade equipment, modeled on gear used in the White House, installed in the client’s home.
Well-heeled executives and their families increasingly are paying tens of thousands of dollars a year for high-end medical services that aren’t covered by insurance.
“Wealthy people want to have a little exclusivity and want better service than they can get at their normal health-care facility, and they’re willing to pay for it,” said Rick Flynn, principal and head of the Family Office Group with Rothstein Kass, a Roseland, New Jersey-based accounting and consulting firm."
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Protecting the Ultimate Asset
Private Wealth Magazine,
Jan/Feb 2012
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"The health-care industry is changing.
In a couple of years, U.S. health care may be troubled by overcrowded emergency rooms, overbooked primary care offices, lengthy waits for appointments and over- reliance on imaging and lab technologies rather than critical thinking.
Advances in telemedicine and the growth of concierge health-care services, however, provide wealthy families with more options when it comes to getting quality medical care."
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Hello, Healthcare Concierge...
Family Office Review,
January 26, 2012
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"Ring ring ring. At 8am a hotel guest calls the concierge desk to request spa services. Done. Ring ring ring. At 9:10am, the same guest calls to ask for dinner reservations to be made for that evening. No problem. Ring ring ring. At 10:20am, "yes, it's me again" wants to know what are the best night spots to venture out to. Absolutely. Ring ring ring. At 10:45am, the guest needs travel arrangements to a local attraction in 20 minutes. Right away. Ring ring ring...
Now, imagine this scenario in a healthcare concierge context. That's round-the-clock seven-days-a-week top quality physicians on hand to assist with any medical-related issues, bar none."
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PAM: Ask the Experts
Private Asset Management,
December 2011
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"Q.) My daughter has accepted a two-year position teaching English in a remote village in western China. I am concerned about her health and access to medical care.What should we be doing before she leaves to keep her safe?
A.) Dan Carlin,World Clinic Thanks to extraordinary proliferation of cellular phones and wireless Inter- net access across China, your daughter’s geographic remoteness is now far less of an obstacle to receiving good medical care in her new job. From our perspective, there are five things you need to put in place before she leaves:"
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Maximizing Longevity with Minimal Effort
Family Office Review,
December 01, 2011
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"There is something more fundamental than wealth: life, particularly the lives of those you love.At the behest of Family Office Review, the following is a case study based on a real-life request and conversations with WorldClinic clients. Names have been changed for privacy purposes.
Alan and Sasha Hemming tell a very familiar story. Having achieved financial security through their business, they want to plan for the future, and are particularly concerned about their personal health. The couple wants to live well beyond their children's weddings with the ideal goal of seeing their future grandchildren married as well."
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