Exploring Concierge Medicine, with Kathleen Elmiger, PartnerMD (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 801)
In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviews Kathleen Elmiger, Membership and Business Development Officer at PartnerMD. Kathleen explains the benefits and workings of PartnerMD, a concierge medical practice based in Sandy Springs. The conversation covers a range of topics, including the difference between traditional primary care and concierge medicine, the value of personalized health care, membership benefits, and the role of insurance. They also discuss the unique executive health services offered by PartnerMD, aimed at improving workplace wellness. The show emphasizes the importance of personalized medical care and its positive impact on patients’ lives.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced by the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Kathleen Elmiger, PartnerMD
Kathleen Elmiger’s role at PartnerMD is with Membership and Business Development.
She helps those who are looking for a better and more personalized primary care experience by matching their needs with a PartnerMD physician. Additionally, she helps companies with their executive health programs by personalizing executive physicals and health education for their leadership team members.
Her career path has always been centered around helping others in both the healthcare and hospitality industries, with an understanding that the two go hand in hand. Kathleen has a diverse background in direct patient care and advocacy, medical sales and prevention, and hospitality and program management. She is committed to building trust, strong relationships, and improving lives through better health in all populations.
PartnerMD
PartnerMD is a concierge medical practice that provides personalized primary care services across several states, including Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. Established in 2003 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, PartnerMD operates with a membership model that allows patients to receive enhanced medical care tailored to their individual needs.
The practice emphasizes preventative care, offering customizable executive health programs designed for companies to support their employees’ well-being. By maintaining a lower patient-to-doctor ratio, PartnerMD enables its physicians to cultivate deeper relationships with their patients, ensuring more attentive and thorough care.
Membership at PartnerMD includes benefits such as extended appointment times, direct access to physicians, and a variety of wellness services.
In addition to primary care, PartnerMD provides access to wellness courses and health coaching, aiming to empower patients in managing their health proactively. The organization is committed to redefining the healthcare experience, focusing on both the physical and emotional aspects of patient care.
PartnerMD’s North Fulton location is at 755 Mt. Vernon Highway, Suite 110, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Introduction and Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
01:30 Introducing Kathleen Elmiger and PartnerMD
04:23 Understanding Concierge Medicine and Executive Health
06:35 Challenges in Traditional Primary Care
08:57 Benefits of PartnerMD’s Concierge Medicine
15:26 Affordability and Insurance Aspects
18:43 Patient Experience and Continuity of Care
27:05 Contact Information and Closing Remarks
28:20 Supporting the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer
30:25 Final Thoughts and Thank You
Renasant Bank supports North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $17 billion in assets and more than 180 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices throughout the region. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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Renasant Bank supports the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer (formerly It’s The Journey) is a registered 501c3 non-profit that strives to support Georgia’s breast cancer community by raising funds to support breast health and breast cancer programs throughout the state of Georgia.
GAABC’s mission is to engage with Georgia’s breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.
Randi Passoff, a breast cancer survivor, founded GAABC in 2002. She created “the kinder and gentler breast cancer walk” based off the Avon 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk. Instead of a 3-day walk of 60 miles over 3 days and sleeping in a tent, the Georgia 2-Day Walk covers 30 miles over 2 days, and participants sleep in a hotel. Most importantly, what’s raised in Georgia stays in Georgia.
Renasant Bank is a major supporter of GAABC, both in corporately donated funds and employee donations and participation in the walk.
To learn more about GAABC and the 2-Day Walk, go to the GAABC Website.
About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 790 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
