Category: Practice Tips

The Two Best Interview Questions To Ensure You Hire The Right Candidates for Your DPC Practice.

Posted on November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 by Andrew Anderson, DO

We are doctors, and as we get into DPC we are forced to learn skills on the fly. One of

A Second Pitch for Financial Advisors/Wealth Managers: DPC as “Wealth Preservation” for Your Clients

Posted on November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 by Dan Swartz, MD

This is part two of pitching to financial advisors/wealth managers as I’m opening a new DPC. Part one can be

Living and Practicing By Design™ – Not Default

Posted on October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

I’m down here in Fort Lauderdale today, and I just spent the entire day with some incredible businesspeople. Literally, I

The DPC movement is national, but healthcare remains local

Posted on October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 by Ryan Neuhofel, DO, MPH

In 2011, when I opened my practice in Kansas, the nearest kindred physician spirit was about 300 miles away. At

What Is Your Obsession?

Posted on October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 by Angela Andrews, MD

Has your practice become your obsession? How about medicine itself? Is it being known? Becoming influential? Maybe it’s taking down

Five years into DPC: what I’d do differently

Posted on October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 by Anne Gonzalez, MD

Emerald Health DPC is five years old this year. Here are a few things that I would change if I

A Pitch for Financial Advisors/Wealth Managers: DPC as a “Health Fiduciary” for Your Clients

Posted on October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 by Dan Swartz, MD

As I am opening a new DPC, I’ve joined the local Chamber of Commerce and have a pleasure of interacting

30 Rules for a Direct Primary Care Office

Posted on October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 by Joseph Rotella, MD, DC

Rules for the Business Mindset Rules for Patient Relationships Rules for Operations and Overhead Rules for Marketing and Growth Rules

Written by me…AI tried first

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by Anne Gonzalez, MD

(Full disclosure: I started this post with an AI draft. The italics are what’s still standing from that first draft.

The Lonely Side of DPC: Finding Your Focus Five

Posted on September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 by Joseph Rotella, MD, DC

Entrepreneurship can be lonely. Being a physician can be lonely, too. In direct primary care, we sometimes get the double

Building a Successful DPC Practice from the Ground Up

Posted on September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

Building a successful Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice is an exciting journey that allows physicians to offer personalized care while

Hysteria or Hyperaldosteronism?

Posted on September 9, 2026October 8, 2026 by x Former Writers x

Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD A 31-year-old healthy female without any history of Hypertension, Obesity or significant abnormalities on bloodwork

Start-Up Costs for a DPC Practice

Posted on August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

Today we talk about the costs of starting a new DPC practice. Do you need $100K to do that or

Lessons I Learned from Farrago – How to Sell Your Practice: The Warm Handoff

Posted on August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 by Dan Swartz, MD

Just under a year ago, my oldest and his wife took my granddaughter and moved across the country. Fast forward,

Beware of Drift

Posted on August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 by Andrew Anderson, DO

Henry Ford said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” It is a

Will Subscription Fatigue Hurt Direct Primary Care?

Posted on July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

When I started my DPC practice in 2014, my biggest barrier was subscription acceptance. I had to educate the local

Exceeding Patient Expectations in Direct Care Practices

Posted on July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

In today’s fast-evolving healthcare landscape, patient expectations are higher than ever. The rise of consumerism in healthcare has led patients

“Pixel tracking” or “website wiretapping” class-action lawsuits

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw a post on FB about a DPC doctor being sued because their website has tracking capabilities. Most of

Being the Leader in your Office

Posted on June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The above image was found on LinkedIn from the author, Gifford Thomas, the link at the bottom is from Ryan

Bringing My Whole Self Into Medicine

Posted on June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 by Vasanth Kainkaryam, MD

Recently, I had a patient ask me how my practice evolved into what it is today and what makes me