The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast
The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast is the recorded history of membership medicine. Hosted by Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief of Concierge Medicine Today — and a nearly 20-year student of this industry from the patient side of the exam room — this podcast explores concierge and membership-based medicine through candid conversations with physicians, healthcare executives, attorneys, practice management experts, and industry innovators. If you're a physician building, growing, or rethinking your practice — this is the conversation you didn't know you needed. Topics: Concierge Medicine · Membership Medicine · Physician Leadership · Practice Management & Growth · Healthcare Entrepreneurship · Patient Experience & Hospitality · Practice Design & Culture · Precision Medicine · Whole Genome Sequencing · Pharmacogenomics · Longevity Medici...
MDVIP's New CMO Dr. Jeffrey Lin on What Sustainable Practice Actually Looks Like
We're delighted today to sit down with MDVIP Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Lin to talk about so building a sustainable practice, finding joy in the practice of medicine, and what's happening what the next chapter of Primary Care looks like.
Dr. Jeffrey Lin is a board-certified cardiologist, internist, and the newly appointed Chief Medical Officer of MDVIP, the nation's leading network supporting physicians in personalized, preventive, and relationship-driven primary care. A Harvard Medical School graduate and Yale summa cum laude, Dr. Lin completed advanced fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Columbia University before building a...
Meet Dr. Una: The Profitable Private Practice Playbook
Thousands of physician-owned private practices go out of business every single year. This does not mean it is impossible to thrive but you do need to play by different rules.
Decreasing reimbursements and the higher costs of delivering healthcare services have made it difficult for many private practices to be profitable but you can thrive.
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The Profitable Private Practice Playbook is the blueprint that will get you there.
This step-by-step guide to profits in your private practice will show you:
Simple mistakes that c...
The Missed Opportunity Nobody in Primary Care Is Talking About
Hosted by Michael Tetreault | Editor-in-Chief, Concierge Medicine Today
Episode OverviewIn one of the most comprehensive episodes in DocPreneur Leadership Podcast history, host Michael Tetreault takes an honest, evidence-based, and encouraging look at the cash-pay and subscription-based primary care landscape — who it serves, how it works, where it's heading, and what every physician and advanced practice clinician needs to understand before making a career-defining decision.
This episode doesn't take sides. It takes a clear-eyed look at the full picture — including the parts that don't always make it into the conference keynote.
What's Covered in This...AI as a Clinical Colleague —
For concierge physicians looking to deliver the kind of ultra-personalized, proactive care their patients expect and deserve, this episode offers a grounded look at where the technology is today, what it requires to implement, and why the physician-patient relationship remains irreplaceable at the center of it all.
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Guest: Don Brown, MD — Founder & CEO, Bioscope.ai
Topic: AI as a Clinical Colleague —
Bioscope.ai is the brainchild of serial tech entrepreneur, Don Brown. In 2017, Don gave the commencement address to the largest medical school in the US which happe...
Health Systems & Concierge Medicine: Strategy, Service Lines, and the Future of Primary Care
In this episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast, host Michael Tetreault sits down with Alex Muckerman, Senior Manager at ECG Management Consultants, for a candid, strategy-first conversation about how health systems are thinking about — and in some cases, finally acting on — concierge and membership-based medicine as a legitimate service line.
Alex brings a rare combination of management consulting rigor and deep operational knowledge of the concierge medicine landscape. He's worked with health systems and medical groups across the country, designing and implementing customized concierge and direct primary care models that are built to last — not just to check a...
The Longevity Practice: How One Model Is Combining Medicine, Nutrition, and Exercise Science Under One Roof
What does proactive, personalized healthcare actually look like in practice?
In this episode of the DocPreneur Leadership Podcast, host Michael Tetreault sits down with Keith Bozeman and Kailah Murphy from MEDgevity — a collaborative health company designed to support concierge physicians and their patients through an integrated, team-based care model.
MEDgevity functions as an extension of the physician's team, combining board-certified physician oversight with registered dietitians and exercise physiologists to bridge gaps that traditional healthcare often leaves behind. Their virtual-first approach brings together advanced screenings, biomarker analysis, genetic insights, and performance benchmarks to help patients identify ri...
The Intersection of Concierge Care and Lifestyle Medicine
CMT is pulling this one from the vault this week — because this conversation captures something that's hard to teach but impossible to miss: the "it factor" that helps physicians not just survive in concierge medicine, but truly thrive.
So, what happens when concierge medicine meets lifestyle medicine? Dr. Dorothy Serna, founder of North Cypress Internal Medicine and Wellness in Houston, Texas, has a pretty compelling answer.
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Dorothy Cohen Serna, MD, FACP, FACLM, DipABLM, NBC-HWC
Dr. Serna walks us through this week why she left hi...
(Part 2) The Hidden Leadership Problem in Medical Practices
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:
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Clinical excellence got you here. Operational readiness is what will sustain you.
Why Operational Gaps in Independent Medicine Are a Systems Problem — Not a Physician Problem
By Michael Tetreault, Host, DocPreneur Leadership Podcast | Editor-In-Chief, Concierge Medicine Today
There's a pattern showing up across independent medicine — in Direct Primary Care, in concierge practices, in membership-based models of every size.
Highly trained physicians keep asking what look like basic business and technology questions.
And the most common response? Frustration. Eye rolls. The quiet assumption that these doctors just aren't cut out for ownership.
That response is wrong. And it's worth slowing down to unde...
(Part 1) The Hidden Leadership Problem in Medical Practices
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:
Concierge Medicine Today Leadership Hub & Knowledge Center Submit a question, article, or perspective Join us at the industry's annual conference in Atlanta every October — where physicians, operators, and innovators come together to build better systems, not just better ideas.🎧 Recommended For
Physicians considering concierge, hybrid, or DPC models
Practice owners and administrators
Healthcare investors and operators
Policy professionals and analysts
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Don't Practice Your Talk on the Audience
We've all sat through boring medical lectures. If you've been invited to speak, here are some helpful tips from pro presenters to make your next opportunity the one people remember.
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The Hidden Driver of Patient Experience — Your Team, with Julie Kniseley, President of James Moore HR Solutions
The patient experience doesn't start at the front desk — it starts with how your team feels about coming to work. And most practices spend far more time thinking about clinical protocols than the culture that either supports or undermines everything else.
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Julie Kniseley, President of James Moore HR Solutions, has spent 30 years helping organizations build strong, people-centered teams. In this conversation, she and Michael Tetreault discuss what retention, culture, and staff alignment actually look like in a concierge or membership-based practice — and why getting this right is one of the highest-leverage investments a physi...
How genomics is reshaping concierge medicine
Our guest, CEO, Premal Shah, Ph.D. of MyOme, a precision health company using whole-genome sequencing to make proactive, personalized care accessible through leading concierge and executive health clinics.
Topic: How top-tier clinics are using MyOme’s whole-genome platform to differentiate their care model, strengthen prevention programs, and build long-term patient trust.
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Guava Health App — A Conversation with CMO Dr. Kat McGraw
Our guest: Kat McGraw MD, FHM, CPE, Chief Medical Officer at Guava Health.
Guava's mission is to empower people to understand and improve their health.
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Concierge Medicine Grew 80% in Five Years — Here's What the Headlines Are Getting Wrong
Concierge medicine and direct primary care didn't just grow — they surged more than 80% in five years, according to new research published in Health Affairs. The headlines are calling it a threat to access and equity. The data tells a more complicated story.
In this solo episode, Michael Tetreault breaks down what's really driving physicians toward membership-based models — burnout, broken reimbursement, prior authorization overload, and a primary care system that was already failing long before concierge medicine showed up to expose it.
Research referenced: Health Affairs, Harvard Medical School, AMA, MedPAC, and AAMC.
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Practice Branding's Biggest Blind Spot
Most physicians think about branding as a logo, a website, or a tagline. Their patients think about it as every single moment they felt seen, rushed, confused, or cared for — and those two definitions almost never match.
In this solo episode, Michael Tetreault breaks down what concierge and membership-based practices consistently get wrong about their brand, why the patient experience is the brand, and what it actually takes to close that gap.
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The Mind-Body Rebellion — Reclaiming Energy, Alignment, and the Self You've Been Ignoring
Most high-functioning people are very good at performing wellness while quietly ignoring the misalignment underneath — and physicians are the most skilled at this of anyone.
This conversation explores what happens when personal growth stops living in your head and finally takes root in your body — through the Angelova Method, a six-month experience blending intentional movement, mindset recalibration, and nervous system regulation into something that actually creates lasting change.
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How Whole Genome Sequencing Is Changing Women's Healthcare
Most genetic tests give women insight into less than 0.1% of their DNA. Sequencing.com gives them access to nearly all of it — and true. Women's Health in Grand Rapids is now integrating that data directly into personalized care plans for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and long-term metabolic health.
This is what precision medicine looks like when it actually reaches the patient.
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Why Business Clarity Matters for Today’s Clinician
In this episode of The DocPreneur Leadership Podcast, we unpack a recent article written by a clinician—one that suggested physicians already possess everything needed to run a successful practice. While the heart of that message is encouraging, the realities of leading a practice today are far more complex than discipline and vision alone.
This conversation explores what the article gets right, what it unintentionally leaves out, and why blending clinical excellence with business clarity is essential in a changing healthcare landscape. We discuss how practice ownership demands a different kind of leadership—one built on messaging, syste...
Meet Dr. Julie Chen: Concierge Medicine and the Future of Health Span
Dr. Julie Chen has spent her career at the intersection of precision medicine, longevity science, and the future of how we actually stay well — and her perspective on where healthcare is headed is unlike anyone else in this space.
As Chief Medical Officer at Radence and former CMO at Human Longevity and Vitagene, Dr. Chen brings FDA, NIH, and National Cancer Institute research experience into a conversation about what personalized medicine looks like when it's done right — and what most patients and physicians are still missing.
Learn more about Radence: radence.com
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Exit Planning for Physicians — Building a Practice That Runs Without You
If your practice can't run without you, you don't own a practice — you own a job. This episode is about changing that.
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An Invitation to Slow Down
Before you rush into what's next, this episode is permission to pause — and ask whether the pace you're keeping is actually working for you.
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Your Value Proposition Is Relational, Not Transactional
Most Americans think of their HSA as a break-glass emergency fund. Concierge physicians know it can be something entirely different — and that gap in understanding is your biggest sales problem and your biggest opportunity.
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The Curious Will Inherit the Future of Medicine
The physicians who will thrive in the next decade of medicine aren't the most burned out or the most cynical. They're the ones who stayed curious enough to ask better questions.
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12 Secrets to Keep Your Audience Awake and Engaged
We've all sat through that talk. If we're honest, some of us have given it — the one where the slides are too dense, the energy is too flat, and the audience is doing everything except listening.
In this solo episode, Michael Tetreault breaks down 12 practical things any physician can do to become a more compelling, memorable presenter — whether you're speaking at a CME event, a conference, or pitching your practice to a room full of potential patients.
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AI → AEO — AI Search Tips with Steven Schwartz, Concierge Medical Marketing
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 to show up as the answer in an AI-driven search world.
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A physician's greatest threat isn't business — it's isolation.
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 just fail the physician. It fails the patients who depend on it.
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MD For Patients — Meet Founder Dr. Mark Halsted, Triple-Boarded Pediatric NeuroRadiologist
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 patient advocacy looks like when a physician decides to put it first.
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Selling Your Medical Practice — Understanding Private Equity, Valuations, and Your Exit Options with Justin Outslay
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 the terms for you.
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16 Levers You Can Pull to Make Your Medical Practice Thrive
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 stepping into your role as a strategic leader — not just an operator.
Learn more: consult.coalcreekledgers.com
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The Patient Experience Economy
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.
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Concierge Medicine Forum — Your Questions About the Annual Conference Answered
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.
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Remote Patient Monitoring is a $500 million market — and the Office of Inspector General is watching closely.
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 recent reports, but this very scrutiny highlights the scale of adoption and the significant investment in ongoing monitoring that the U.S. healthcare system has never truly embraced before.
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HSA Accounts vs. Account Holders and Cash Only Sub $99 Primary Care Considerations
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FAQs About Physician Recruitment for Your Gradual Retirement and Succession
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 Search and the training and development of your recruiting the right medical staff to fit in well in your practice environment and remain committed for years to come.
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Concierge Medical Practice Valuation 101 — What Is My Practice Actually Worth?
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®
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Scarcity Marketing for Physicians — What Tim Hortons Can Teach Your Concierge Practice
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.
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Concierge Medicine Today Leadership Hub & Knowledge Center Submit a question, article, or perspective Join us at the industry's annual conference in Atlanta every October — where physicians, operators, and innovators come together to build better systems, not just bet...Why Concierge Medicine Practices Are Selling — and What to Know Before Yours Does
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]
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The purpose of this article is both: (A) to educate concierge medicine physicians on why concierge medicine practices have be...
Would Your Practice Survive Without You? 10 Reasons Making the Doctor the Product Is a Mistake
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.
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Only a small percentage of Health Savings Account owners will take advantage of this opportunity initially
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) Stuart | July 3, 2025
The Senate finished its version of the reconciliation bill and sent it to the next step in the legislative process. Which Health Savings Account provisions survived the up...
