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End-to-end startup roadmap
DPCLife is a field guide for physicians who want the long-form context, the practical startup checklist, and the public-forum lessons that usually take months to collect the hard way.
End-to-end startup roadmap
Reddit and public forums distilled
Launch brief, checklist, and assistant
Seven sections that combine long-form guidance with high-yield public forum takeaways, so the page is useful both when you are learning and when you are actually making launch decisions.
Understand what Direct Primary Care is, how it works, the evidence behind it, and whether it might be the right fit for you.
Navigate DPC state laws, entity formation, HIPAA requirements, and regulatory considerations unique to the DPC model.
Set your membership pricing, build financial projections, plan your startup budget, and understand the DPC financial model.
Choose your DPC-specific EHR, set up telemedicine, and build the tech stack that makes your DPC operations run smoothly.
Market your DPC practice, acquire patients, build a referral network, and grow your panel to capacity.
Win employer direct primary care contracts, structure employer partnerships, and build a sustainable B2B revenue stream.
Connect with the DPC community through conferences, organizations, Facebook groups, and fellow DPC physicians who have been where you are.
Insights, guides, and lessons learned from the DPC community.
After sitting through twelve EMR demos over three months, we chose HeroEMR for our DPC practice. Here is the complete rundown of every platform we evaluated, with honest impressions and comparison tables.
The fee-for-service model is burning out physicians and failing patients. Here is why Direct Primary Care offers a better path forward for everyone involved.
Pricing your DPC membership is one of the most important decisions you will make. Here is a data-driven approach to finding the sweet spot for your market.
Connect with the organizations and communities driving the DPC movement.
The national advocacy organization for Direct Primary Care. Legislative lobbying, practice directory, and startup resources.
The definitive DPC research database, interactive practice mapper, and evidence library. Founded by Dr. Philip Eskew.
5,000+ DPC physicians sharing knowledge, answering questions, and supporting each other. The most active DPC community online.
DPC membership management platform. Also hosts the annual Hint Summit conference and an active DPC physician community.
Dr. Maryal Concepcion interviews DPC physicians about their journeys. Hundreds of episodes covering every DPC topic.
The American Academy of Family Physicians' DPC resource center with startup guides, legal summaries, and advocacy tools.
Everything you need to know, compiled from physicians who've already done it.