Category: Opinion

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

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