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PART 1 of 2 by Dr. Joseph Krainin, MD: New Online Sleep Medicine Practice, Singular Sleep, Offers DPC Practices Convenient and Cost-Effective Care

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October 18, 2017 • DPC News, Marketing, National News, Physician Spotlight

By Joseph Krainin, M.D., FAASM, President & Founder, Singular Sleep LLC Direct primary care (DPC) is an emerging practice model that holds the potential for higher patient and physician satisfaction and better outcomes compared with traditional primary care practice. In the DPC model, patient and provider incentives are aligned: the patient is naturally incentivized to… Read More ›

National News »

Access Falters Amidst Good Patient Primary Care Relationships | PatientEngagementHIT.com

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Sixty-one percent of patients said they would choose an urgent care or retail clinic over their PCP, despite good patient primary care relationships. By Sara Heath October 02, 2017 – Despite reported positive patient and primary care provider relationships, patients still experience barriers accessing care but see the upsides of urgent and retail care clinic… Read More ›

How-To »

ACEP: “Following Up With A PCP Isn’t So Easy …”

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Contact:  Elaine Salter 202-370-9289 esalter@acep.org http://www.annemergmed.com Twitter @emergencydocs For Immediate Release:  October 13, 2017 Following Up with A Primary Care Physician Isn’t So Easy  WASHINGTON — Patients discharged from the emergency department with instructions to follow up with primary care within 7 days were only able to do so 30 percent of the time on… Read More ›

Legal »

HSA Owner’s Manual – 2nd Edition (Limted Avail.)

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HSA Owner’s Manual – 2nd Edition (Limted Avail.) What Every Accountholder, Employer, and Benefits Consultant Needs to Know about Health Savings Accounts—and How to Use Them Strategically by Todd Berkley “Better late than never, Todd Berkley has produced the Owner’s Manual for HSAs that is so long overdue. It is easy to understand and should… Read More ›

Events »

EVENTS | HealthNow — March 3rd, 2018 (Scottsdale, AZ): Free Community Health Event Open to the Public

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Largest Community Health Expo To Be Held In Scottsdale, AZ Free Health Event Open to the Public Scottsdale, AZ, October 3, 2017– Networking for Healthcare is hosting the largest community Health Expo, HealthNow 2018 “The public will be invited to attend a FREE Healthcare event to learn about health and medical services available in their… Read More ›

Politics and Wash. Policy »

Physicians for Informed Consent Publishes Scientific Finding on the MMR Vaccine

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2017 Contact: pr@picphysicians.org | picphysicians.org It has Not Been Proven that the MMR Vaccine is Safer than Measles for U.S. Children Los Angeles, Calif. — The California-based nonprofit organization, Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC), has announced the release of new educational materials to help pediatricians and parents assess the risks… Read More ›

Success Stories »

CHEN, MD: “How Concierge Care for Low-Income Seniors Can Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs” | AJMC

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“We were surprised by that recent study because our experience has been the opposite. We have found that by providing intensive, “concierge-style” care to this population, we can have meaningful impact on their health outcomes and costs … We have found that investments up front—such as courtesy services, drop-in visits, and smaller patient panels—increase patient… Read More ›

Technology »

EP. 104 | Pharmacogenomics 101 | Meet Ryan Gregg, Ph.D. is a Medical Science Liaison at OneOme

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By The DocPreneur Podcast | Concierge Medicine Today | The DPC Journal | CMT Canada OCTOBER 2017 – Ryan Gregg, Ph.D. is a Medical Science Liaison at OneOme. He obtained a B.S. with Honors in Forensic Chemistry from the University of Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the Center for Substance Abuse and Research… Read More ›