Category: Inspiration

When Your DPC Office Gets Hit By A Tornado! This is What Dr. Teresa Mahaffey, M.D. is Dealing With Right Now.

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Teresa Mahaffey, M.D.’s clinic, Blessed Minds, is still going even after it was destroyed by a tornado. Dr. Mahaffey is

Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 by Debbie Farrago

Happy Father’s Day to all you DPC Docs out there. On this day and every day, remember you are a

How Much Do You Really Need?

Posted on June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

You need less than you think. You don’t need the most expensive equipment, a large staff, new furniture, or a

Surviving the Job Market with Opossum-like Tenacity by Doing DPC

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I found this article in Emergency Medical News. Dr. Edwin Leap writes Life in Emergistan pretty regularly. I highly recommend

[DPC Grand Round] White Coat Safe Space – The Reality of Physician Depression & Suicide Risk on June 3, 8 PM EST

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Join Dr. Delicia Haynes and Dr. Tiffany Leonard for a critically important discussion about the reality of depression and suicide

DPCA Mastermind Summary From Texas

Posted on May 22, 2021May 21, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

On May 14 and 15th, the first of 8 DPC Alliance Mastermind Events kicked off in Wichita Falls, TX, with

The One Page Marketing Plan and Your DPC Practice

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The above image is from the book The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand Out

Industrialized Medicine Versus Direct Primary Care

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Any questions? Sorry, I had to use my ugly mug. The picture on the right is when I first started

An Example of Churn (Patient Turnover)

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The above image is from my book on the subject of churn. I thought I would share it with those

Employed Physician vs. Direct Primary Care

Posted on April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Any questions?

Success is a Choice

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

Success is a Choice. All of us have reasons we want to do well. The late great business philosopher and speaker

Why Patients Leave Your DPC Practice (Churn)

Posted on April 9, 2021April 10, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Everyone always takes it personally when they get that email or call that a family is leaving the practice. It

How to Survive(and maybe even enjoy) Working in Your Spouse’s DPC Practice

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Debbie Farrago

So, your spouse has decided to start his/her Direct Primary Care Practice and, guess what, you are going to be

The Decision to Move Forward

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

The decision to move forward. This, unfortunately, still remains a major stumbling block of many. Indeed, the slowness or lack

Your Growth as a Doctor: Inspirational Moment

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

How do you want to grow as a doctor in the next year? Not a simple question, I know. Do you want

ACEs over Cowboys by Ben Hauter, MD PGY-1

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

How much impact do social aspects have on one’s health? Recent studies in healthcare suggest that the area of social

Direct Primary Care: The Hero’s Journey

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This is my lunch keynote talk about 4 years ago. It is 50 minutes long but I think you will

DPC Specific Motivation: Timeline

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

What needs to happen in the next 3, 6, 12, and 18 months to move you forward on your path

Medical Economics and DPC

Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

On February 19th I wrote about the cover article in Medical Economics and how it has NOTHING to do with

Standing In Line at the Pharmacy: A DPC Teachable Moment

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 by Debbie Farrago

Today’s pharmacy workers are definitely overwhelmed and overworked. Recently, I was waiting and waiting in line along with three other