You will be replaced. You will be fired. You will be outsourced. Read this article from CNN. If you are unaware of what is happening with Private Equity (PE) groups, you will be in for a shock. I am just going to leave you with some quotes or buzzwords from the article:
“shift of staffing”
“blended model”
“to provide care to their fullest potential.”
go into medicine to supervise an army of people
employ “the least expensive resource”
Yes, you say, but this article is about ERs. While that is true it is also happening to primary care —- rapidly. Get out. Start your DPC today. Buy the books. Go to the conferences. Join the DPC Alliance. Start NOW!
Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement.
He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care:
The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice
The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal
Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity)
In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices.Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020 but continues to receive care there as a patient.
