DPC News (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

DPC & Employers: Managing Employee Membership Status

Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back rebels and resistance fighters, so good to be back. Today an important tip on managing employee membership status

They Are Missing You

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I have NEVER seen one DPC doctor go back into hospital employment after they left. I guess it is possible

Should You Be Charging a Facility Fee for a Telehealth Visit?

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

No, you shouldn’t! But I did not make this up. This is really going on out there in the broken

Know Your Practice “Seasons”

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

Seasonality. That’s the word for how the seasons of the year and even natural cycles. So why is this important?

A Poo-Pourri of GI Pearls

Posted on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Join Dr. Shannon Scholl of Gastro Direct in Raleigh, NC through a zoom webinar on Thursday, April 6 from 8:00-9:00

Our Family Doc DPC in Alpharetta, GA

Posted on April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Remmya Nair, MD, a board-certified family physician practicing since 2015, started Our Family Doc DPC because she realized that there

Chief Medical Officer Fights Back Against the Hospital Administration and Makes Major Positive Changes for the Employed Doctors

Posted on April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

What a great story. It is so nice to see employed doctors getting some respect. The new CMO, Carl Schlempful,

Coronado Health DPC in Las Vegas, NV

Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Harpreet Tsui, DO was raised in central Florida, completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Florida in Molecular

Happy Doctors’ Day 2023!

Posted on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I want to wish every physician who reads this a Happy Doctors’ Day! Those who are doing DPC can now

Word Salad BS Day

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I get so amused at the “experts” who are fixing the healthcare system. I see their pronouncements and their mission

Magnus DPC in Jacksonville, FL

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Pictured above is Sarfaraz Dhanji, MD with his wife of 23 years, who he says he could not have gotten

Cigna and Their Denials

Posted on March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I recently put out the above image. You can read about it in this article. Cigna denied claims at a

Caring for The MOST Important Person in DPC

Posted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back DPC rebels and resistance fighters across America. I am back with another Friday 5-Minute Magic Tip and today

Have You Lost Your Calling?

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

An opinion piece came out in the WSJ and it is worth the read. It’s called Doctors Are Losing Their

The Vine Pediatrics and Lactation: A House-Call DPC Pediatric Practice in Houston, TX

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

The Vine Pediatrics and Lactation, owned and operated by nationally recognized pediatrician and lactation expert Sharifa Glass MD IBCLC, is

Video of Three DPC Doctors Expressing Themselves After Leaving The System (Warning: Violence)

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The video is so violent you have to click on the Youtube link to watch it. And this is how

Talk With a DPC Doc

Posted on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Join Dr. Rob Lamberts as he hosts a virtual open Q&A session on March 30 from 8:00-9:00 pm EST for

DPC Reimagined: DPC Telehealth Pediatric Endocrinology

Posted on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 by Debbie Farrago

Rinku Mehra, MD, MBA completed her undergraduate education and medical school at the University of Virginia, and she then ventured

DPC Magic: Administrators are Not Your Friends DPC Docs

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Today, I wanna get real with everyone: hospital and insurance administrators are NOT your friends. Don’t be fooled: hospital systems

Five for Friday: The Stories about Direct Primary Care Keep Coming

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The fire hydrant valve of DPC is open. We are still trying to highlight DPC practices as they open. We