Nine Medical Trends to Keep an Eye Out for in 2011: by Kevin Hauser

1. Drive-Thru Clinics: Lump together retail clinics and walk-in urgent care chains
2. Concierge Doctors: Concierge medicine has tweaked its model to become as familiar to the middle-class as a T.G.I. Fridays cocktail menu
3. Nurse Practitioners: Nurse practitioners will be headlining healthcare 2.0
4. Virtual Docs: Imagine being able to get diagnosed in your robe and bunny slippers via webcam. The future of 24/7 WiFi house calls is now
5. Holistic Medicine: Acupuncture, herbalism, and massage are examples of holistic medicine
6. Jet-Set & Suture: Medical tourism is booming
7. Emergency Room: Patients are showing up more frequently with routine ailments because they feel they have nowhere else to turn
8. 27 Specialists: With the increasing scarcity of PCPs and growing niche focus of specialist physicians, you’re guaranteed to be seeing these new friends much more
9. D.I.Y. Care: Self-diagnosis (thanks, WebMD) and self-surgery is on the rise

Notes: Excerpted from article appearing in March 2011 issue of Medical Home News
Source: Medical Home News, March 2011
Source URL: http://www.medicalhomenews.com

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