Direct Specialty Care: Concierge Service Without the Price Tag

Diana Girnita, MD, Phd, FACR

May 12, 2023

In this MedScape article, Rheumatologist OnCall founder Dr. Diana Girnita explains why, for patients with rheumatic and autoimmune conditions, the direct-pay specialty care (“concierge medicine”) model can often provide a faster and cheaper way to obtain care, spend more time with your specialist, and improve quality of life.

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