Hysteria or Hyperaldosteronism?
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD A 31-year-old healthy female without any history of Hypertension, Obesity or significant abnormalities on bloodwork
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90% of the Time, It Works Every Time
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD In medical school, we learned that it was possible to make a correct diagnosis 70%
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Do the Right Thing, Always
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD My brother is the CEO of a tech company, and when he was being interviewed
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What Does a DPC Doctor Look Like?
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD “Is this how doctors dress now?” an elderly white male lawyer who works in my
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DPC ~ PATIENT NURSE & DOCTOR
Author: Amy Walsh, MD This may be a fluff piece. This may be so routine to every DPC doctor out
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Cherry Picking DPC Patients
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD It amuses me when MBAs talk about Direct Primary Care practices “cherry picking” patients. I
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The Ladies are Leaving.
Author: Amy Walsh, MD A friend shared an interesting article with me. It’s called Sex Differences in Physician Attrition from
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Hospital as Predator
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD A physician colleague recently went to the ER as a patient and posted the bill
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3 Simple Steps to Better Health; 3 Simple Steps to Better Healthcare
Author: Amy Walsh, MD Change is never easy. Habits are hard to break. People are stuck in their ways. Really?
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Prioritizing Patient Safety
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD Opioids can be useful in treating acute pain, such as severe injury or post-operative pain.
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Do You Believe in Miracles?
Author: Amy Walsh, MD I love the Olympics. Love all of it: the athletes’ stories, the Olympic rings, the flags,
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Hunting Zebras
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD In medical school, we learned about rare medical conditions, but we were often chastised, “when
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A B C. It’s Easy as 1 2 3. As Simple as DPC.
Author: Amy Walsh, MD Hate to admit it, but I’ve been in medicine for 30+ years. That puts me at xx years
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DPC is the real medicine.
Author: Amy Walsh, MD Saw this tag on a new t-shirt while folding a load of laundry. Loved the sentiment.
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Insurance Math and the GLP-1 Lottery
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD Insurance math means spending $500/month on health insurance premiums and then paying for all of
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A Rant & A Rave
Author: Amy Walsh, MD I just finished reading today’s DPC News. Dr Purcell ranted a bit. I need to do the
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Is DPC Scalable?
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD The question itself is grotesque. What is scalability other than corporate exploitation? What’s beautiful about
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DPC Myth #20 : Once your DPC panel is FULL, it all gets easier.
Author: Amy Walsh, MD Once your DPC panel is FULL, It all gets easier.You can coast. Your business is on
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DPC Myth #15: Doctors are not good businesspeople
Author: Amy Walsh, MD Doctors are not good businesspeople. When I hear that statement, my blood boils. Nothing could be further from
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DPC Myth #9: You Need a Lot of Staff In Your Office
Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD I have had a DPC micropractice for the past seven years, and I really appreciate
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