Every day, primary care doctors are running from room to room, having less and less time to spend with their patients. That’s because our current system incentivizes doctors to see more and more patients in less and less time. Doctors lose out because they don’t have enough time to invest in the relationship with patients, and patients lose out because they don’t have enough time to get the excellent medical care that they deserve.
But what if there was a better way?
In this podcast episode hosted by Brent Lacey MD and the Scope of Practice, we explore what it looks like to start and grow a direct primary care practice. In this model, the relationship between doctor and patient is paramount. Therefore, there is a huge emphasis on creating enough time for doctor and patient to spend together, creating enough time and space for the delivery of excellent medical care.
Here’s what the Scope of Practice had to say about it:
Episode 20 – The Direct Primary Care (DPC) model is disrupting the marketplace of the modern healthcare industry. It’s a good thing too, since the U.S. is projecting a massive shortage of physicians over the next 20 years. Dr. Paul Thomas has become a national expert in the DPC model, having successfully built his own direct primary care practice over the last few years.
In this model, he sees 5-6 patients a day, makes a middle six-figure salary, and has tremendous patient satisfaction scores. If that sounds too good to be true, it almost is. Work less and make good money? And it’s better for your patients? And it saves them money too? No, this is not a scam, this is a phenomenal business model!
Whether you’re interested in direct primary care or not, this episode has got some great information for you! Dr. Thomas shares his incredible business savvy to help us learn how we can modify our own practice to make more money, have a better lifestyle, and yet still help our patients more!
“Direct primary care is ‘concierge medicine for everyone else.’ It’s a membership model for primary care that makes health care affordable for the average person.”
– Dr. Paul Thomas
Contact Dr. Thomas:
Instagram: @PlumHealthDPC https://www.instagram.com/plumhealthdpc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlumHealthDPC/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulthomasmd
HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?
If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.
The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.
Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!
-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC