I’m a Primary Caregiver – Not a Gatekeeper
This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: As a primary care physician, I’m often referred to as the “gatekeeper” of
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This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: As a primary care physician, I’m often referred to as the “gatekeeper” of
Continue readingHalle Tecco recently wrote a piece about direct primary care. Seeing people outside the DPC world write about the model
Continue readingI just read this article by Halle Tecco called Direct Primary Care: Concierge Medicine for the Masses? and it was
Continue readingLast week marked one of medicine’s great annual traditions- Match Day. Students from around the country and around the world
Continue readingHave you ever wondered why some Direct Primary Care practices close shop? I have. At the last DPC Summit, I
Continue readingI was sent this article by my friend Dr. Jeff Gold who is from Massachusetts. It is behind a paywall
Continue readingThe healthcare headlines have been dominated these past few weeks with the cyber attack on United Healthcare’s clearinghouse, Change Healthcare.
Continue readingDirect Primary Care is the only hope left for family doctors. As hospitals continue to gobble us up we need
Continue readingLet me say this right up front there are no good guys in this story. Here is the basic synopsis:
Continue readingI am on vacation visiting two of my kids in California. I happened to Google Direct Primary Care and the
Continue readingI am always scanning the news for articles about Direct Primary Care and so it makes my skin crawl when
Continue readingYes, this picture is not real. Well, it is real as it relates to what it says on the cover
Continue readingI recall a visit from my insurance-based care days when I was seeing an elderly patient for her Medicare annual
Continue readingI just read THIS ARTICLE from Forbes; it’s about the rural-urban healthcare access gap. I could probably write pages about this topic
Continue readingAre you pushing back against the patient portal? In Direct Primary Care, we say – Lean In! I recently read
Continue readingA new study came out in Nature and here is what they supposedly found: An artificial intelligence (AI) system trained to conduct
Continue readingVillageMD, you know the family practice clinic located in Walgreens, may be sick itself. This from Forbes: In Walgreens case,
Continue readingVery few people know about the Relative Value Unit Update Committee or the RUC. Formed in 1992, it was composed
Continue readingThe following is a post by Thomas White, MD Imagine you are a collegiate athlete, a basketball player, and you
Continue readingOver the last year, national news outlets have reported increased numbers of residents unionizing. All residents have employment through their
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