title: Concierge medicine gaining ground. Competition forces medical center into 'boutique' business.
authors.affiliation: The Lewis and John Dare Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., USA. john.kirkpatrick@vmmc.org
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006739:Hospital Administration; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014861:Washington