DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

AI Tools in Guava for DPC Physicians: Less Admin, More Patient Time

Posted on July 13, 2026July 12, 2026 by Sponsored Post

DPC and concierge physicians lose significant time each week hunting across fragmented labs, PDFs, and patient portals before they can

The 2026 State of Direct Primary Care Report is Here!

Posted on July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

The 2026 State of Direct Primary Care Report offers the most comprehensive snapshot of the DPC movement to date. Drawing on responses

Quitting is Courageous. Docs Should Do It.

Posted on July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

Did you know our first president, George Washington, was one of the world’s greatest quitters? It’s true, and thankfully lead

Some Saturday Inspiration: If Ernest Shackleton Was a Physician

Posted on July 11, 2026July 11, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The DPC Summit is next week, and I am very excited to see all the new doctors who are thinking

Support for Your Support Staff: DPC Alliance to Host Frontline Bootcamp in September

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Sponsored Post

The success of any Direct Primary Care practice depends on more than great physicians—it also needs people who keep the

Your EMR Is Not Your Friend. Mine Is.

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Daniel Dvoskin, DO

Ask any physician what they hate most about modern medicine and the answer is almost always the same. It’s not

She Wanted a Savior—I Offered Something Else

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by April Soto, MD

The morning light filtered through the window as I sat with my patient—we’ll call her Geneva—discussing her fatigue and abdominal

Patients Don’t Buy Direct Primary Care. They Buy Peace of Mind.

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Sponsored Post

Most Direct Primary Care physicians believe they’re selling a membership. They’re not. They’re selling something far more valuable. They’re selling

A framework for what to post on social media (and when), part 1

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Anne Gonzalez, MD

I talk to a lot of DPC physicians who are posting regularly and not seeing results. They’re showing up and

Valuable, Relative, and Consistent Content

Posted on July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I found this article on marketing really informative. It is concentrated around content marketing: Content marketing is a strategic marketing

The Accumulation of Good Intentions – How we accidentally outsource work to the very people we’re trying to serve.

Posted on July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by Cory Annis, MD

Last week I had several frustrating interactions with companies that are relying more heavily on AI. These were businesses I’d had

The Unlived DPC Life

Posted on July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I thought I would put this quote up for this Sunday. How does this relate to doctors? Well, it is

Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

One of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World is the American Adventure. In it, Mark Twain partially quotes what

Do the Right Thing, Always

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

My brother is the CEO of a tech company, and when he was being interviewed for a podcast, he said

There’s No Metric For What We Actually Do

Posted on July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 by Daniel Dvoskin, DO

Value-based care loves a metric. Asthma Scores. Readmission rates. Screening completion. Every insurance model that claims to reward quality over

How Dare You

Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

The DPC model has faced its share of criticism. My first viral post was a rebuttal to a misguided JAMA article where I

Looking Back at Hint Summit 2026

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Sponsored Post

Hint Summit 2026 in Nashville marked an important milestone for the Direct Care movement. As the 10th anniversary, this year’s

“Pixel tracking” or “website wiretapping” class-action lawsuits

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw a post on FB about a DPC doctor being sued because their website has tracking capabilities. Most of

Direct Physician Care: A New Declaration of Independence for American Healthcare

Posted on June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

The Rise of Direct Care — Throwing Off the System of Abuse As America celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026,

What My AI Scribe Taught Me About Being a Doctor

Posted on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by Cory Annis, MD

I started using an AI scribe to generate clinic notes about two years ago. I take it for granted now,