Direct Primary Care -- FPM Topic Collection
Mar 18, 2014 - Some physicians are breaking ties with insurance companies and offering a direct-pay or cash-only approach to primary care services. This topic collection highlights several practices that have had success with variations of this model. Some physicians are breaking ties with insurance ...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=90
Direct Primary Care (DPC)
The AAFP supports a physician's choice to provide health care in any ethical health care delivery system model, including the DPC practice setting.
https://www.aafp.org/advocacy/advocacy-topics/physician-payment/dpc.html
AAFP Survey Reveals DPC Trends
As we prepare for the annual Direct Primary Care Summit, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin shares the results of the AAFP's recent survey related to DPC.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180619ITT_DPC.html
In Defense of Direct Primary Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - Direct primary care will continue to grow because it empowers price transparency, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p12.html
Is Direct Primary Care the Solution to Our Health Care Crisis? -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - While attempting to solve one problem, DPC may be exacerbating other serious problems in our health care system.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p10.html
Considering direct primary care? Here are five tips to get started -- FPM
Interest in DPC was growing even before the pandemic took a chunk out of fee-for-service revenues. If you’re among those interested in the model, here are five tips for making the switch.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/dpc_online_resources.html
AAFP Direct Primary Care Toolkit: DPC Overview
Direct primary care (DPC) is a payment model that has grown, in large part, from the discipline of family medicine. The model is an alternative to fee-for-service insurance billing. This activity provides an overview of the direct primary care model and key characteristics of the model.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/dpc-toolkit-overview.html
Direct Primary Care Toolkit Starter Pack
A well-written business plan for your direct primary care (DPC) practice is one of the most important steps to position your new business for success. This course will help you determine the initial steps to establish and launch a new DPC practice.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/dpc-toolkit-starter-pack.html
Direct Primary Care Regulatory and Legal Impacts Toolkit
The direct primary care (DPC) model is an attractive option for family physicians who want to practice comprehensive, patient-centered family medicine. However, there are several significant regulatory and legal requirements you need to be aware of when practicing in a DPC model.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/dpc-toolkit-regulatory-legal-impacts.html
Direct Primary Care Business Planning Toolkit
A well-written business plan for your direct primary care (DPC) practice is one of the most important steps to position your new business for success. This course will help you determine the initial steps to establish and launch a new DPC practice.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/dpc-toolkit-business-planning.html
Direct Primary Care Marketing and Patient Engagement Toolkit
The direct primary care (DPC) model has significant benefits for both the physician and the patient. It is important to effectively and clearly explain the value you are providing. Having an effective marketing strategy will be a key to your success.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/dpc-toolkit-marketing-patient-engagement.html
DPC Toolkit
The AAFP DPC Toolkit is designed to help you evaluate and plan for your conversion or start-up to a direct primary care practice.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/delivery-payment-models/direct-primary-care/toolkit.html
Direct Primary Care Doc Sets Record Straight
Direct Primary Care Doc Sets Record Straight
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/direct_primary_care_doc_sets.html
Direct Primary Care Is a Sensible Workforce Solution
John Bender, M.D., M.B.A., writes that contrary to misconceptions, the direct primary care model is an ideal strategy to ensure our nation has a robust family medicine physician workforce in the long run.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/direct_primary_care_is_a.html
Questions About DPC? FMX Sessions Offer Answers
Questions About DPC? FMX Sessions Offer Answers
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/questions_about_dpc_fmx_sessions.html
Direct Primary Care Model Poised for Rapid Growth
Direct Primary Care Model Poised for Rapid Growth
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/direct_primary_care_model_poised.html
Is Direct Primary Care Right for You?
Is Direct Primary Care Right for You?
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/is_direct_primary_care_right.html
Direct Primary Care
Read the AAFP's policy statement on direct primary care.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-primary-care.html
Direct Primary Care: A Snapshot
Direct primary care family physician Allison Edwards, M.D., reflects in this Fresh Perspectives blog post on insights from the AAFP's DPC Data Brief and offers a path for the movement to grow thoughtfully.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190820fp-dpcsnapshot.html
DPC Was His Solution for Affordable, Full-scope Care
Nicholas Tomsen, M.D., was determined to use the full scope of his training, including obstetrics. He's doing it all in direct primary care.
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20200629fdf-tomsen.html
Data in (Direct) Primary Care: Striking the Right Balance
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Allison Edwards, M.D., writes that the health care system has done a poor job of measuring quality overall, but says that direct primary care can start over with a blank slate.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190624fp-dpcmeasures.html
House Calls - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2020 - The demand for house calls is increasing because of the aging U.S. population, an increase in patients who are homebound, and the acknowledgment of the value of house calls by the public and health care industry. Literature from current U.S. home-based primary care programs describes ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0815/p211.html
Beat the Clock: Why I Chose Direct Primary Care
Allison Edwards, M.D., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post that the limitations of the 12-minute patient visits she experienced as a resident inspired her to start her own direct primary care practice.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190115fp-whydpc.html
AAFP Showing Strong Support for DPC
The direct primary care model (DPC) is a patient-centered model that eliminates much of the administrative burden associated with modern primary care practice. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights how the Academy is supporting ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_showing_strong_support_for.html
Frequently Asked Questions -- and Answers -- About Direct Primary Care
Frequently Asked Questions -- and Answers -- About Direct Primary Care
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/frequently_asked_questions_and_answers.html