Category: Opinion

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

Things You Will Never Have to Care About Again if You Do Direct Primary Care

Posted on June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Medical Economics had this very uninteresting article recently called Advance care planning coding: answers to common questions. Why mention it

When Idiots Speak About Healthcare

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I was so blown away by this article that I just had to share it with you. It’s called Where

If We Just Made Med School Free Then Everyone Would Go Into Family Medicine! Nope.

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

Four years ago, NYU’s School of Medicine ended tuition for its students and that class just graduated. Check out the

Attention All Direct Primary Care Doctors: They Are Trying to Commoditize You!

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This article has me flabbergasted. First, it’s full of gobbledygook, so it must be written by the money people and

Primary Care vs. Virtual Care: Not the Same Thing.

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

Take a look at this article in Forbes. It’s called Primary Care Is Increasingly Going Virtual. What Does This Mean

How to Lead Physicians to Water and Do Anything You Want With Them

Posted on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I am in a snarky mood so I thought I would share this with you. This course is only about

What’s Your Worth in the Matrix?

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Do you want to know what a physician is worth in the employed model? Well, read this article in Medscape.

The Matrix System Still Can’t Figure Out the Patient Portal

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I recommend you all read The Good, the Bad, and the Really Important as it will reinforce why you are

Article that Mentions DPC in Senior Matters Misses the Mark

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

I think the author, Pamela Zinkosky, had good intentions in this article entitled ‘Concierge medicine’ promises constant (and personalized) physician

My Medical White Whale: Finding a Hospital Where Doctors Love to Work and Would Recommend to Colleagues

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

(THIS IS A CROSS-POST FROM THE AUTHENTIC MEDICINE BLOG BECAUSE IT MENTIONS DPC. TO SUMMARIZE: BE HAPPY YOU ARE DOING

What is the Difference Between Direct Primary Care and Concierge Medicine? (Encore Version)

Posted on April 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I am putting this out there again so that it may be shared. The same question seems to be asked

Why You Need to Get Out of the Industrialized Model Now and Do Direct Primary Care!

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I am not sure if you saw this study or article but let me give you the title: Surprisingly, physician

Match Day 2022- A Losing Battle

Posted on March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

This past Friday was match day; a big moment in every doctor’s career. As usual, the AAFP put out an

What Do the FPs of Tomorrow Want?

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

Fourth-year medical students hoping to match into family medicine gave an interview to the AAFP and……I couldn’t get through the article.

Facebook is NOT the Place to Learn About Direct Primary Care

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

I have to go on a small rant here. I started this site 15 months ago because of the way

Let Us Fix This

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

The above image is an example of crappy care. I can see WAY too many people getting their ADHD drugs