What is Direct Primary Care?
Direct Primary Care, or DPC, is a model of healthcare that puts patients first by getting rid of the red tape by which most other traditional practices are restricted. It is an innovative model of health care that focuses on restoring the physician-patient relationship and providing excellent care at an affordable price. Patients pay a set monthly membership fee, which covers all primary care services. This cuts out the role of traditional insurance companies and enhances the relationship between the patient and provider. Members get direct access to their doctor when needed, and appointments are not rushed. Cost savings are provided for medications, labs, and imaging if needed. In this model, patients usually save money while experiencing more personalized and better care. No insurance, no copays, just you and the doctor.
Direct Primary Care is a new, innovative healthcare model that takes the power from the insurance company and puts it into the patient's hands.
We Provide Quality Care
DPC completely changes the way we provide care for our patients. The typical healthcare model has created an environment where providers have less and less time to spend with patients, as their time is taken up catering to insurance companies. On average, a primary care physician spends 15.7 minutes with each patient per visit and only 5.2 minutes talking. Most providers didn’t go into medicine to see their patients as if they were on an assembly line – and unfortunately, that is what we’ve all come to expect…until now.
Direct Primary Care enjoys nurturing the relationship between provider and patient. DPC offers longer appointment times (imagine up to an hour!), allowing the provider to truly get to know the patient and provide an unmatched level of care. You will never wait in the waiting room for 45 minutes for your appointment (try no more than 5); you will never wait weeks or even days to get in for an appointment (appointments will be available the same day or the next day). Your provider will never rush you out of the exam room or have their hand on the door while you are still talking because seven other patients are behind you, next to you, and in front of you, all still waiting to be seen. You will never have a visit where the provider doesn’t even look up at you from the computer screen. You’re going to love it.
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