Tag: #fordpc
2018: DPC Journal Releases Patient Opinion Survey with 1,100+ Responses on Importance of Cost, Relationship and Trust with a DPC Doctor
ATLANTA, GA USA | APRIL 13, 2018 – The Direct Primary Care Journal (The DPC Journal) today released polling results showing the optimism and awareness among prospective Patients FOR DPC (Direct Primary Care). “I want better care than what this area offers,” says Laurie from North Dakota in her survey. “Ten minute visits just doesn’t… Read More ›
EP. 67 | DocPreneur Podcast | The Technology of Hint Health, Exclusive Interview w/ Zak Holdsworth, CEO
By Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief JUNE 5, 2017 – In this episode, host and Editor, Michael Tetreault sits down with Co-Founder and CEO of Hint Health, Zak Holdsworth. In this episode we discuss: How Does Hint Health Define Direct Primary Care and Membership Medicine? How Does Hint Health Member Billing Technology Work Inside a Doctor’s Office?… Read More ›
Is the DPC movement at risk of failing? | Med Eco.
According to a 2016-2017 Physician Poll by The Direct Primary Care Journal, 32% of former DPC Physicians said they closed their DPC Clinic because of “lack of interested patients …” — followed closely by “Rural Demographic(s) Couldn’t Support It …” and “lack of business acumen …” “Direct practices should be successful in most cities and… Read More ›
E. Bliss, MD, The News Tribune (May 27) | “Despite all our efforts, we have found that the more we grew and proved that this really works, the more the system resisted us and made it harder and harder to survive,” said Dr. Erika Bliss, Qliance’s chief executive.
The on-site health-care clinic concept hasn’t faded either. Urgent-care and in-store clinics, designed to help consumers avoid expensive and crowded emergency rooms for routine medical procedures and treatment of minor injuries and illnesses, continue to proliferate. And even as Qliance sinks, health-care ventures continue to spring up, their entrepreneurial sponsors sure that this time they’ve… Read More ›
CMT SPOTLIGHT: CBS L.A. | Dr. Shira Miller, “New Therapies Can Help Women Delay Menopause …”
New Therapies Can Help Women Delay Menopause Patients say restored cycles make them feel more like themselves. Kristine Lazar reports. May 19, 2017 – Shira Miller, M.D. was featured on CBS 2 News Los Angeles at 11PM, on Friday, May 19th, 2017. The story is called “Turning Back the Clock on Menopause.” We are so grateful… Read More ›
Urgent Care Market Reaches $15 Billion as Locations, Patient Visits Rise
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The urgent care center (UCCs) market has reached 15 billion, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare research publisher publishes routinely on the urgent care center market and the retail clinic market and said that UCCs are now an established segment of the U.S. health care industry. Urgent care clinics… Read More ›
TRENDING | Doctors and Scientists Unite (PIC) to End Mandatory Vaccination Laws Group Dedicated to Safeguarding Informed Consent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2016 CONTACT: pr@picphysicians.org Los Angeles, Calif.—Parents and doctors—not politicians—should be making medical decisions for children. A newly launched nonprofit called Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) is now joining the cause to get the government out of some of the most important conversations parents have with their pediatrician. PIC is committed… Read More ›
TRENDING \ Archives: ~AAFP Cites, Direct Primary Care Model Gains Momentum in Multiple States
April 21, 2017 02:04 pm Michael Laff – AAFP News Direct primary care (DPC) is gaining legal momentum at the state level as a viable means for physicians to provide primary care to patients at a lower cost than traditional practice models. For years, physicians who wanted to adopt DPC had to battle with insurers… Read More ›
