Category: Opinion

Analogies Run Amok. Part 1.

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by Vance Lassey, MD

TL;DR: It’s important that we (that is, DPC as a movement, whatever that may be) agree on and build a

Rare Video of DPC Doctors Helping Other DPC Doctors Succeed

Posted on November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

No other group of physicians is more helpful to each other than DPC doctors. This is indisputable. The DPC Facebook

Taking Over The World? Or Just Driving Under The Influence?

Posted on November 18, 2022June 28, 2024 by x Former Writers x

“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” – Mark Twain The following

Distilling Primary Care to Twenty Health Problems is Bullsh%t

Posted on November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Amazon continues to try and patch together services to pretend they are real clinics. They are not. It’s Frankencare. And

Dropping Patients From the Practice

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Jeff Gold shared this article from CNN with me. It’s called Why you should maintain a relationship with your

Rhode Island Running Out of Primary Care Doctors

Posted on November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

A recent TV news piece talked about the primary care doctor crisis in Rhode Island: “Every doctor’s office I called,

Paying Cash at the Hospital is Gaining Traction

Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It looks like more and more hospitals are actually promoting their cash prices and it may become a trend. Check

No, the doctor’s office is NOT heading for extinction

Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

As much as they try, private equity and big tech will NOT put doctors out of business. Sorry. Here is

According to the Experts, You are the Reason Why Primary Care is Going Extinct

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Take a gander at this article in Managed Healthcare Executive called Primary Care in Critical Condition but you may need

Physician Burnout Continues and the Physicians Foundation is Recruiting Pigs for Makeovers

Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I always get a kick out of articles that claim they may have the answer to fixing the physician burnout

Timothy Hoff Drops Another Turd of an Article About Primary Care

Posted on September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It is not easy writing about something you have no clue about but this dude, Timothy Hoff, seems to enjoy

What the F%ck is a Health Center “Look-Alike”?

Posted on September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I just love when the healthcare industry makes up words to distract you from what they are really doing. I

Can You Give Charity Care in Your Direct Primary Care Practice?

Posted on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Answer: You can do whatever the f%ck you want. It’s your practice. You can give as much charity care out

Can Journalists Stop Confusing Concierge Medicine with Direct Primary Care?

Posted on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Let’s call today Pissy Friday because when I read articles like Concierge Medicine Has Both Positives And Negatives I get

What’s In Your EHR Contract? And Should the EHR Company Be Allowed to Sell Your Data?

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I have always been a little bothered by EHRs selling doctor and patient data. In the FFS, it is happening

It Turns Out You Don’t Need a Chief Wellness Officer in Your Life When You Do Direct Primary Care

Posted on August 8, 2022August 7, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

You have to love the AMA for putting out this story. The title is How a chief wellness officer can

Why Telemedicine Is Not Direct Primary Care and May Be a Scam

Posted on August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Telemedicine is still trending as the new fad in medicine. There have been a lot of good things about it

Jurassic DPC: One Medical Gets Bought by Amazon and the DINOs are Loose!

Posted on July 22, 2022July 28, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Big news. Amazon bought One Medical. Who is One Medical? Well, they are a DINO (DPC in Name Only). Maybe.

We Have the Perfect Video to Explain How Hospital Employers Recruit Doctors

Posted on July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It is always your choice on where and who you work for. Know this, hospitals may promise you extraordinary things

Get Ready to Hear the Term DPC Ecosystem More and More

Posted on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Yes, this is another opinion, but I am gearing up for my keynote closing talking at the DPC Summit in