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December 9, 2016
Treating Millennials with Direct Primary Care
DPC is all about connecting with patients, which ironically is prevented by the standard insurance model. All those rules and regulations are so tough to keep up with, and heaven forbid you break one of ’em. The fear itself can effectively prevent that connection which leads to a healthy doctor-patient relationship. Can’t text. Can’t Skype. Can’t Tweet. And […]
January 29, 2016
Download Our Direct Primary Care Survey
There’s nothing that gets us as excited as sharing, and since we just launched our helpful Direct Primary Care survey, we thought you might be interested in incorporating it in your own practice. The Direct Primary Care survey will help you understand your soon-to-be patients by gauging their interest in a DPC. If you’ve been […]
November 6, 2015
Introducing Direct Career Placement on IAmDirectCare.com.
You’re only as strong as the team surrounding you, right? Well in that case, let’s give you an advantage over all the rest! Introducing Direct Career Placement, where IAmDirectCare.com helps connect you with the DPC family that’s right for you. Because let’s face it – a brighter future is right around the corner with Direct […]
November 3, 2015
Three Ways Your Direct Care Practice Can Tell A Better Story. Part Two: Branding Speaks Volumes.
In part one of this three-part storytelling series we talked about how literally every action you take plays a role in the story you’re telling your patients. What you do matters — even little stuff like saying thank you, responding to emails, and having a friendly face or voice to greet your patients can send […]
October 15, 2015
Why Transition to DPC? This Cardiologist Says ‘Practice Enjoyment and Quality.’
Who says DPC doesn’t work with specialties? Making the switch from practicing invasive cardiology in a traditional healthcare setting to practicing Direct Primary Care was an easy decision for Dr. Kahn in Detroit. His new world doesn’t involve insurers, ICD-10, or billing fees. But it does involve a whole lot more happiness as of October […]
August 6, 2015
Announcing the Atlas Direct Care Curriculum!
Announcing the Launch of a Tool that Teaches Everything about DPC. We’re big believers in doing things the right way, which is why we’ve put together a comprehensive curriculum teaching about Direct Care. And since we don’t think you should have to pay for doing your homework, we’re offering the curriculum completely free of charge […]
May 18, 2014
When Direct Care Works It WORKS.
Transitioning from insurance-based care into Direct Care isn’t a walk in the park. Cutting the red tape is not necessarily about EASE. It’s about AFFECT. Affecting patients lives, affecting our own lives as doctors and business owners. It’s about having a stake in the work we do, and being rewarded for doing it well. Here’s […]
May 9, 2014
The Free Market Feeds On Red Tape. Garden State Entrepreneurs Launch Startup To Help Docs Transition To “Cash-Only.”
The federal government may believe that the future of healthcare is the Affordable Care Act. However, a New Jersey entrepreneur has a different vision — one where patients pay out of pocket for just about everything. And they pay a group of doctors and medical practices that are so fed up with the insurance-based system that they […]
May 7, 2014
Direct Care Is The Vaccine For “Deductible Season”
In the fee-for-service world, like the real world, there is an annual cycle. And, of course, there are seasons. You know “flu season,” “poison ivy season,” and maybe even “Lyme disease season”. But there is also a season that has little to do with medicine and everything to do with a broken payment system.
May 2, 2014
5 Common Misconceptions About Healthcare Spending
Let’s talk about healthcare misconceptions. Here’s some corrections to common misconceptions about who pays for healthcare.