DPC News®: Daily Direct Primary Care Updates for Physicians

Your EMR Is Not Your Friend. Mine Is.

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Daniel Dvoskin, DO

Ask any physician what they hate most about modern medicine and the answer is almost always the same. It’s not

She Wanted a Savior—I Offered Something Else

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by April Soto, MD

The morning light filtered through the window as I sat with my patient—we’ll call her Geneva—discussing her fatigue and abdominal

Patients Don’t Buy Direct Primary Care. They Buy Peace of Mind.

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Sponsored Post

Most Direct Primary Care physicians believe they’re selling a membership. They’re not. They’re selling something far more valuable. They’re selling

A framework for what to post on social media (and when), part 1

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Anne Gonzalez, MD

I talk to a lot of DPC physicians who are posting regularly and not seeing results. They’re showing up and

Valuable, Relative, and Consistent Content

Posted on July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I found this article on marketing really informative. It is concentrated around content marketing: Content marketing is a strategic marketing

The Accumulation of Good Intentions – How we accidentally outsource work to the very people we’re trying to serve.

Posted on July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by Cory Annis, MD

Last week I had several frustrating interactions with companies that are relying more heavily on AI. These were businesses I’d had

The Unlived DPC Life

Posted on July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I thought I would put this quote up for this Sunday. How does this relate to doctors? Well, it is

Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

One of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World is the American Adventure. In it, Mark Twain partially quotes what

Do the Right Thing, Always

Posted on July 3, 2026October 8, 2026 by x Former Writers x

Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD My brother is the CEO of a tech company, and when he was being interviewed

There’s No Metric For What We Actually Do

Posted on July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 by Daniel Dvoskin, DO

Value-based care loves a metric. Asthma Scores. Readmission rates. Screening completion. Every insurance model that claims to reward quality over

How Dare You

Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

The DPC model has faced its share of criticism. My first viral post was a rebuttal to a misguided JAMA article where I

Looking Back at Hint Summit 2026

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Sponsored Post

Hint Summit 2026 in Nashville marked an important milestone for the Direct Care movement. As the 10th anniversary, this year’s

“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

Direct Physician Care: A New Declaration of Independence for American Healthcare

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

The Rise of Direct Care — Throwing Off the System of Abuse As America celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026,

What My AI Scribe Taught Me About Being a Doctor

Posted on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by Cory Annis, MD

I started using an AI scribe to generate clinic notes about two years ago. I take it for granted now,

A Little Saturday Humor: The Everlasting Blobstopper

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

In the era of GLP-1s, I give you the Everlasting Blobstopper. This is from 20 years ago in the Placebo

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

Do You Actually Examine Your Patients?

Posted on June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I remember seeing “studies” showing that doing a yearly physical exam is not worth it. It blew me away, but

Let’s See What You’re Missing Out on in the System

Posted on June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Do you sometimes wish you were back being employed by a hospital system? Probably not. But if you need a

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