DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

What Should Your DPC Practice Website Look Like?

Posted on December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This may seem like a clickbait headline but it really isn’t. Why? Because it’s really up to you what you

Decision Points in DPC: Should You Get Rid of 15% of Your Patients?

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

One of the things I get to discuss with docs frequently is the impact that their decisions made every day

Northcountry Health Opens in Marquette, MI

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Upper Michigan Today reported on Norhcountry Health on a recent segment. After growing up in Minnesota and graduating from Ross

Analogies Run Amok, Part 3

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by Vance Lassey, MD

As I am wont to do, I have been making lots of analogies, following the wonderful articles published in DPC

Shameless Self-Promotion Due to the Holidays

Posted on December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I recently received this comment about my DPC Churn book and thought I would share it: This book is so

Big Question from the Media

Posted on December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw this article recently: The big bet: Can retail pharmacy chains remake themselves into healthcare providers? Let me save

Archway Family Medicine Opens in Pasadena, TX

Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Archway Family Medicine, located just about fifteen miles outside of Houston, is offering DPC to the area. Cindy Dafashy, MD,

Aren’t You Glad That….

Posted on December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

You left the system!! Here’s what’s going on in the Medicare world: Provider groups and congressional allies are lobbying vigorously

Flint, MI gets first DPC Clinic

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

At the start of 2023, Harris Family Health will be opening in Flint Michigan. East Village Magazine recently featured Aisha

Analogies Run Amok, Part 2.

Posted on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Vance Lassey, MD

Last week I suggested that we add “City Planners” as an evolutionary step in Dr. Kenneth Qui’s analogy of the

Innovate Family Medicine is Bringing DPC to Derby, KS

Posted on December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Derby Informer reported on DPC coming to Derby, KS. Katie Cates Panakos, DO, pictured above, will soon be opening

DPC and Employers: DANGER! Third-Party Payers!

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back DPC rebels and all you resistance fighters working to bring Direct Primary Care to employers. I am back

Caravel Health DPC in Redlands, CA

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship used to explore new waters in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Cool Media Articles About Direct Primary Care

Posted on December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

There has been a deluge of articles coming out that are mentioning Direct Primary Care. Instead of doing a post

Physician Environment Poll Results: 71% Would Take a Pay Cut for a Better Place to Work

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Last week I presented a poll in multiple locations on social media asking doctors this question: Physicians: would you work for 15-20%

Analogies Run Amok. Part 1.

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by Vance Lassey, MD

TL;DR: It’s important that we (that is, DPC as a movement, whatever that may be) agree on and build a

Integra Direct Primary Care Opens

Posted on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Integra DPC in Manchester, NH has just opened this month. Belinda Castor, MD is the owner and physician at the

Vance Lassey, MD Joins DPC News as a Contributor

Posted on December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Lassey earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Smoky

DPC Magic: Talking DPC Growth with Special DPC Guest, Dr. Thomas White

Posted on December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 by Shane Purcell, MD

Good Friday DPC rebels and all you resistance fighters out there. I am coming to you live from the NCAAFP

DPC Summit Time and Date is Set and Speakers are Needed

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

It’s official – 2023 DPC Summit will be held June 15-18th, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN. Please save the date! NOTE