DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

The State Board of Medicine is Not Your Friend.

Posted on October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I want to piggyback on yesterday’s post by Dr. O’Rourke. This is one tip you have to remember: Your State

How the Healthcare Industry Fails Patients and Pins the Blame on Physicians: Medical Board Complaints

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

This is part two in a three-part series detailing the ways in which patients are harmed by the Healthcare Industry

DPC with Friends

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Dr Shane here with good friend Dr. Luke. We are talking about DPC and Employers. Dr. Luke Van Kirk is

The Best Time To Plant A Seed…

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by Andrew Anderson, DO

We’ve all heard the quote, “The best time to plant a seed was 20 years ago. The second best time

Thoughts about the present and future of DPC

Posted on October 10, 2024January 22, 2025 by x Former Writers x

From About Garrison Bliss, MD: In recent weeks, as I prepared for yet another trip to DC, for the DPCC Fly-in

Be Careful Who You Spam

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This was the subject line: Facing Rising Healthcare Costs? Discover How DPC Can Be a Game-Changer for Employers and Providers

Meet & Greet Process Improvement … the joys of tackling the little stuff

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 by Angela Andrews, MD

Meet & Greets (M&G) are a standard concept in the DPC world. In our practice, we automate as much of

Challenges and Opportunities in DPC

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

This is the transcript of my talk at Hint summit last week titled DPC goes mainstream: Challenges and opportunities. It’s

Can DPC Be A “Side Gig”? (Part 2)

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

He is part 2 of “Can DPC Be A Side GIG”? And on top of that, do you think a

Continuity of Care (Part II): Put it into practice in YOUR practice

Posted on October 4, 2024April 9, 2025 by x Former Writers x

Written by Liz Fischer Here again is the definition of Continuity of Care by the AAFP (bold emphasis is mine) Continuity of

The Plight of the Community Pharmacy

Posted on October 3, 2024September 30, 2024 by Cristy Gupton

In March of this year, I wrote a heartfelt article on LinkedIn titled, “We Brought This on Ourselves”. I aimed to push

Midmark Chair

Posted on October 2, 2024October 4, 2025 by x Former Writers x

Author: Sarah Zaheer, MD As a solo micro practice with no staff*, I am always looking for ways to streamline my

Refresh Health is Opening in Laurel, MD

Posted on October 1, 2024September 30, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Naima Spradley, MD is excited to join the ranks of ever-increasing DPC physicians. Dr. Spradley is the solo owner and

Which is Worse: MEDICINE or EDUCATION?

Posted on September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 by Amy Walsh, MD

You may recall in a prior blog, I posed the question, Which is Worse: healthcare or the travel industry?I decided

Can DPC Be A “Side Gig”?

Posted on September 28, 2024September 28, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Today, we start a 2 part series discussing “Can DPC be a SIde Gig’? Not here to tell you how

LETTING GO OF THE TRAUMA OF CORPORATE MEDICINE AND FINDING FREEDOM IN DPC!

Posted on September 27, 2024 by April Soto, MD

It has been a little over a year since I opened my Direct Primary Care Practice, Love and Light Integrative

Do you have a MO(E)?

Posted on September 26, 2024September 27, 2024 by Vasanth Kainkaryam, MD

In my opinion, every DPC practice needs a MOE. For about two years, I sustained the practice by myself, without

No Doctor Left Behind

Posted on September 25, 2024December 5, 2024 by x Former Writers x

This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: Just five months into launching my Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice, I felt

A Great Doctor Celebrating A Great Patient

Posted on September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Vance Lassey, MD posted about doing this at his patient’s funeral and I just had to post it here. It’s

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