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One Medical Group \u2013 The Doctor\u2019s Office. Reinvented. <\/strong><\/p>\n

One Medical Group, at it\u2019s core, is a concierge primary care provider but at a much more affordable price tag. The business model relies on the assumption that consumers would pay a sum over and above insurance premiums to ensure a more pleasant and efficient medical experience. And One Medical seems to have found its niche! Traditional concierge medicine offerings do not accept insurance and come at hefty price tags that range from $2000-$6000\/year. One Medical Group offers concierge medicine services but they differ in their business model in that they accept most major health plans (including Medicare) and charge a much lower annual subscription fee of $150 to $200 depending on location (1<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded by Thomas X Lee in 2007, after realizing how inefficient an average doctor\u2019s visit could be. Patients may wait days to be able to schedule with their Primary Care Provider (PCP). If they\u2019re lucky enough to be able to get time between 9am-4pm to see a doctor, they spend anywhere between 15-45 minutes filling out paperwork and then some more waiting for the inevitably late physician to see them for all of 12 crucial minutes.<\/p>\n

One Medical is successful because it leverages technology to solve the pain points of their patients as well as their providers. With One Medical, patients can schedule same day appointments online, fill out their paperwork online, get prescription refills, and lab results digitally, as well as have email and virtual access to their doctors 24\/7. Longer appointments, combined with technology tools that allow access to a physician make this a much more seamless and effective physician \u2013 patient relationship. It also doesn\u2019t hurt that their physician offices look more akin to a hotel lobby\/spa (they actually offer spa water too!) than your traditional white-walled, snot-covered PCP office.<\/p>\n

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Waiting Area at a One Medical Location<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To bring their vision of providing quality care that is accessible to most<\/em> people, they rely on key elements of their operating model:<\/p>\n

Labor: <\/strong>One Medical attracts top-caliber physicians who are more interested in quality care than quantity care. Providers at One Medical see 16 patients per day, which is significantly lower than the national average of 25 patients per day (2<\/a>). Traditionally, providers are incentivized to drive volume because insurance companies only reimburse them on a per office visit basis. Moreover, in traditional primary care services, you can\u2019t access your doctor via email or a virtual network\u00a0because<\/em> they\u2019re only reimbursed on a per office visit basis, creating a sub-optimal patient care experience. Under this model, physicians use part of the subscription fee to be able to provide additional services to their patients. \u00a0It is estimated that concierge medicine is usually revenue neutral to traditional primary care practice (3<\/a>). Therefore, the business model aligns with the hiring processes in that it self-selects physicians who wish to have a closer relationship to their patients and are comfortable being accessible even after hours.<\/p>\n

PP&E: <\/strong>Realizing that most patients have to take time out of their working day to see a doctor, One Medical has a policy of placing their clinics in easily accessible metro areas, close to where most people tend to work. For example, in Manhattan, they have clinics in Midtown East, Flatiron, and the financial district – all neighborhoods with a high concentration of office buildings. While these locations lend themselves to higher costs, they are aligned with their business model of providing the most seamless patient experience.<\/p>\n

Lower Overhead Costs by Adoption of Technology: <\/strong>One-Medical is successfully able to lower overhead costs by using technology to automate processes. For example, the number of administrative staff at a One Medical location is usually half of what you will see at a traditional clinic because scheduling is done online (4<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Moreover, technology solutions that allow patients to get prescriptions for standard conditions over email, or allow teleconsultations for brief questions, keep patients out of the office, thus making it easier to provide open slots for the patients that need to see a doctor.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot of app <\/em>interface that allows physician to diagnose and prescribe for standard conditions such as hay fever<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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