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You Know DPC is working when…

Noreta Family Medicine

Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns. For instance, when a patient recently texted us with complaints of shoulder pain after a fall, Dr. Boylan arranged an appointment and ordered an X-ray — all within just a few hours. “

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The Positive Impact of Direct Primary Care on Employer Healthcare Spending

Plum Health

Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. This is because appointments can generally be scheduled at almost any time and wait times at the office are usually shorter. The SOA study provides some interesting data points.

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

DPC clinics provide members with: Personalized, preventive care Management of chronic conditions No co-pays or insurance billing Treatment of ailments and illnesses Same-day appointments and no wait times Unlimited appointment lengths 24/7 access to care Exams, labs, and testing Specialist referrals, as necessary And much more.

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Those who pave new roads and create new paths find the connections between what others have done and what works in their practices. Dr. Christian Chaussy, a urologist in Munich, Germany, noted pitting on the surface of an aircraft as it approached the sound barrier—a unique occurrence caused by the shock wave created in front of a drop of moisture.

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Practice tip of the week: Be an on-time physician

Physician's Practice

This April 2024 article by Neil Baum, MD , on being an on-time physician gives this tip: Instruct new patients to arrive 20-30 minutes before their appointment to fill out paperwork or complete the paperwork online if your website provides the forms for patient demographics and a health care questionnaire.

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9 design tweaks to refresh your practice

Physician's Practice

Likewise, flow-oriented layouts have been linked to higher staff productivity and fewer late appointments. That means décor is not a luxury add-on; it is an operational tool every bit as critical as the EHR or billing software.

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Kerala resident doctors’ strike: a must win movement for the doctors and patients

Tiny Physician

Appointment of Non-Academic Junior Residents (NAJRs) till new batch of junior residents arrives. Resident doctors of Kerala The first demand was to appoint NAJRs to increase the manpower in the medical colleges. Nevertheless, the finance department withheld this yearly increase in stipend citing the COVID pandemic as a reason.