DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

The System Has No Idea What to Do With Emails But We Do

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It’s hard not to read an article describing how doctors are drowning in emails and not laugh or feel sad.

Local Paper Talks About Stories from the Pandemic and Mentions DPC Doc (Catherine Agricola, MD)

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Congratulations to Catherine Agricola, MD for getting some nice press. We have mentioned her here before and now her local

Sojourn DPC Opens

Posted on January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Patrick Fillnow, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has opened Sojourn DPC in Charlotte, NC. After spending ten years practicing

Rotating Curriculum

Posted on January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It was brought up to me (by the physician who took over my practice, Dan Swartz) that there really needs

St. Louis NPR Gets in on the DPC Action

Posted on January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Let’s give a shout-out to Dr. Lauren Mitchell at Honest Family Medicine who was mentioned in a local NPR story

Another Article About Direct Primary Care. But a Couple of Misses Here.

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

All press is good press, right? Maybe. We at DPC News follow what’s in the media every day. We appreciate

What You Are Missing Out On By Doing DPC: Medicare Changes

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

There is not much to this blog post. I just read this article and after I vomited in my mouth

Eventide Health Switches to a DPC Model

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Journal of the San Juan Islands reported that Eventide Health will be changing from a fee-for-service, insurance model to

StratosDPC Opens in Wichita Falls, Texas

Posted on January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

StratosDPC just opened its doors on January 10 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Husband and wife team Dr. Jeffrey Swanson and

Want a DPC Job? Need a DPC Partner? Put It In Our Classified Section. It’s Freakin’ Free!

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

There was no ONE great place to share your job opportunities so we created it here. Or just look at

Athena DPC and Lifestyle Medicine Opens in NY

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Athena DPC and Lifestyle Medicine had its Grand Opening on January 3, 2002 in Pittsford, NY. Laura Petrescu, MD is

What’s Best For Me?

Posted on January 12, 2022January 13, 2022 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

When is the last time you asked yourself (in any situation or daily decision) what’s best for me? This is

Alpha Omega DPC In Delaware

Posted on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Alpha Omega DPC is up and running in Camden, Delaware. Dr. Patricia J. Karnes-Amzibel owns and operates the practice. Dr.

Imagine DPC

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Here is a meme we used to get some attention for memberships on Facebook. It worked. Steal it.

The Pipeline

Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

For the second panel of the resident and medical student student (RaMS) track at this past DPC Summit, I featured

DPC Doctor Elected to Maine Medical Association Board

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Lincoln County News has reported that this past fall, Dr. Minda Gold was elected to the 26-seat Maine Medical

We Added a New Writer and Her Name is Dr. Cecilia Cruz, MD

Posted on January 6, 2022January 5, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I want to introduce a new writer to the DPC News team. Dr. Ceciia Cruz, MD writes for us over

EuDoc Opens in Midlothian, VA

Posted on January 5, 2022January 6, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Chesterfield Observer recently reported on the opening of EuDoc. Dr. Kenneth Qiu and Dr. Mariana Keener opened EuDoc in

The Six Roadblocks to Private Practice Success – Part 3

Posted on January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

In this final article of three in a series, we’ll talk much more about the most important roadblocks to private

Dr. Margaret Towolawi Listed in Top Ten Black Women Who Made History in 2021

Posted on January 2, 2022December 30, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The website Black America Web made their list of the top then black women who made history this past year