Big Question from the Media
I saw this article recently: The big bet: Can retail pharmacy chains remake themselves into healthcare providers? Let me save
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Author: Douglas Farrago, MD
Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement.
He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care:
The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice
The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal
Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity)
In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices. Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020.
Aren’t You Glad That….
You left the system!! Here’s what’s going on in the Medicare world: Provider groups and congressional allies are lobbying vigorously
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Cool Media Articles About Direct Primary Care
There has been a deluge of articles coming out that are mentioning Direct Primary Care. Instead of doing a post
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Physician Environment Poll Results: 71% Would Take a Pay Cut for a Better Place to Work
Last week I presented a poll in multiple locations on social media asking doctors this question: Physicians: would you work for 15-20%
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Vance Lassey, MD Joins DPC News as a Contributor
Dr. Lassey earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Smoky
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Billing for Email Messages is not a Direct Primary Care “Thing”
The above was shared with me by Amy Walsh, MD of Doctor Direct MD. As patients get more comfortable with
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Reframing What Direct Primary Care Does
The key to getting patients into your Direct Primary Care practice is to educate them on what you do. You
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Happy Thanksgiving! We are off until Monday the 28th.
Enjoy your day and weekend. And give thanks for all that we have in life. Life is pretty darn good.
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Rare Video of DPC Doctors Helping Other DPC Doctors Succeed
No other group of physicians is more helpful to each other than DPC doctors. This is indisputable. The DPC Facebook
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Distilling Primary Care to Twenty Health Problems is Bullsh%t
Amazon continues to try and patch together services to pretend they are real clinics. They are not. It’s Frankencare. And
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It’s The Most Churnderful Time of the Year
I wanted to share a snippet of my “churn” book with you because it is that time of the year
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Dropping Patients From the Practice
Dr. Jeff Gold shared this article from CNN with me. It’s called Why you should maintain a relationship with your
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Rhode Island Running Out of Primary Care Doctors
A recent TV news piece talked about the primary care doctor crisis in Rhode Island: “Every doctor’s office I called,
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Marketing vs. Selling
I am a big fan of marketing guru, Joe Polish. He has a podcast called I Love Marketing and the
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Happy Haloween: Dealing With Your Fears vs. Reality in Direct Primary Care
Last month I asked a large group of DPC doctors what their fears were about doing Direct Primary Care and
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TGIF: Here’s Some Humor
I didn’t make this up. It’s funny. There are tons flying around the internet due to a meme generator.
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Paying Cash at the Hospital is Gaining Traction
It looks like more and more hospitals are actually promoting their cash prices and it may become a trend. Check
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Nice Article By Rebekah Bernard, MD About Starting Your DPC Practice in Medical Economics
Check out this informative piece in a recent issue of Medical Economics. In it you will find out how to:
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The New Father of Medicine (Employed Physician Edition)
I give you the newest father of medicine for employed doctors. It doesn’t have to be that way. Leave. Do
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No, the doctor’s office is NOT heading for extinction
As much as they try, private equity and big tech will NOT put doctors out of business. Sorry. Here is
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