The Direct Primary Care Podcast Show show

The Direct Primary Care Podcast Show

Summary: The Direct Primary Care (DPC) Podcast is a podcast about a a new and innovative model of healthcare. Once thought to be a practice only for the wealthy, DPC is now spreading across the country and becoming available to all as a more feasible, more sustainable and happier model of care delivery. By charging a low cost monthly fee to patients, doctors are able to take back the freedom that was taken from them decades ago, and patients are able to reap the rewards of a doctor they know and who has time for them. This podcast hopes to empower those who are on the fringe of the DPC movement, or who don't quite know what its about, to embrace DPC as the answer to our nation's failing healthcare system. While the show is geared towards providers, those in insurance industry, hospital administration, public policy and even patients will find the show's content interesting and informative. In each episode, Dr Roussel, a direct primary care physician, radio show host and author, interviews a new guest about a different topic related to direct primary care, from insurance plans that pair with membership to legal issues when dealing with patient contracts and Medicare. So tune in to learn more about the model of healthcare that is rebuilding our system from the ground up, one doctor, one patient at a time.

Podcasts:

 Episode 89: Is There a Doctor In the House? Texts, Phone calls and Email in a DPC Practice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:48

In Episode 89, Dr Roussel discusses texts, calls and emails between the doctor and patients in a DPC practice. DPC practices by their very nature can feel extremely liberating for both sides to no longer have to deal with the madness of fee-for-service, but at the same time this new found freedom can lead patients to wonder how best to communicate with the doctor?

 Episode 88: 525,600 tasks in only one year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:06

In Episode 88, Dr Roussel discusses task management in a direct primary care practice. In particular, he elaborates on strategies to manage the large number tasks that are often required of DPC doctors. After a discussion on the key differences between DPC and fee-for-service when it comes to managing tasks, this episode focuses on how to work tasks into the work-flow of a practice to provide high-quality, high-attention primary care.

 Episode 87: What staffing do I need for DPC practice? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:52

In Episode 87, Dr Roussel discussed staffing in a DPC practice. In the episode, Dr Roussel reviews what kind of employees a direct primary care practice needs to provide high quality patient care. In particular, he compares DPC practices to traditional fee-for-service practices and reviews some of the key differences as well as particular pointers for hiring/staffing when it comes to a doctor who is looking to convert/start a DPC practice.

 Episode 86: So I'm done with FFS, now what? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:22

In Episode 86, Dr Roussel discusses the issue of a DPC doctor’s schedule. In particular, he delves into the question of how DPC doctors should best manage their time now that no longer constrained by a per-visit quota. When more visits does not = more $, how does a doctor navigate the freedom of opportunity when it comes to setting one’s schedule with the demands of caring for one’s panel and running a sustainable business?

 Episode 85: The Primary Care First Initiative: Another Qliance? With Dr Garrison Bliss | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:44

In Episode 85, Dr Roussel interviews Dr Garrison Bliss, founder of Qliance Medical and regarded by many as the founder of Direct Primary Care. In the interview, recounts his experience working for Qliance Medical while the company participated in a Medicaid initiative to provide comprehensive primary care, an initiative which failed. Dr Bliss further discusses his perspective on the similarities and differences between that initiative and the Primary Care First initiative proposed by CMS.

  Episode 84: Primary Care First: What It's Trying to Accomplish? With Mr Jay Keese | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:21

In Episode 84, Dr Roussel interviews Jay Keese of the Direct Primary Care Coalition about the new Primary Care First Initiative announced by CMS earlier this year. In the interview they discuss the background of the initiative in terms of Medicare’s goal to engage primary care doctors as well as the aims of the program based on his extensive discussions with the agency throughout the course of the initiative’s development.

 Episode 83 The CMS Primary Care First Initiative and My Own Clinic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:39

In Episode 83, Dr Roussel discusses the CMS Primary Care First Initiative and how it could or could not work with his own primary care practice. In particular, he further elaborates on some potential challenges of incorporating a value based initiative into an existing DPC practice.

 Episode 82: The CMS Primary Care First Initiative | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:19

In Episode 82, Dr Roussel discusses the Primary Care First Initiative, a new alternative payment model introduced by Medicare to promote value and reduce cost in healthcare. In the episode, Dr Roussel gives an overview of the PCF Initiative before delving into the nuts and bolts of what this model is about, how it is similar and different to Medicare fee-for-service and how it may affect DPC practices.

 Episode 81: How Much Money to Start a DPC Practice? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:18

In Episode 81 Dr Roussel discusses how much it costs to start a direct primary care practice from scratch. In particular he not only delves into the start up expenses needed to start a practice but also goes through a hypothetical scenario of funds needed to keep a practice afloat until it breaks even.

 Episode 80: The 2019 DPC Summit--with Bethany Burk and Dr Amy Mechley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:23

In Episode 80, Dr Roussel interviews Bethany Burk, Quality Specialist at the AAFP, and Amy Mechley, DPC Doctor in Ohio, about the 2019 DPC Summit. In the interview they not only discuss the details of the summit but the focus of this year’s summit compared to previous ones and the role of the summit in the context of the growing DPC movement.

 Episode 79: How Much Does it Cost to Run a DPC Practice? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:19

In Episode 79, Dr Roussel breaks discusses how much overhead costs to run a DPC practice. In particular he breaks down the major factors involved in keeping a DPC practice open and how these are similar and/or different from a traditional, insurance-based medical practice.

 Episode 78: How Much Money do DPC Doctors Make? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:45

In Episode 78, Dr Roussel discusses income potential for direct primary care doctors. In particular, he delves into how much direct primary care doctors can earn compared to fee-for-service or employed doctors.

 Episode 77: The Hint Summit 2019 with Mike Lubin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:06

In Episode 77, Dr Roussel interviews Mike Lubin, VP of growth at Hint Health, to talk about the third annual Hint Summit. Taking place in April 2019 in San Francisco, the Hint Summit brings together people from the healthcare space and the employee benefits space to explore, discover and grow the direct care movement. In the interview they discuss the agenda of the Hint Summit and most importantly how the Hint Summit can help catalyze growth for the direct primary care movement.

 Episode 76: Medical Marijuana: Medical Aspects with Dr Victor Chou | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:56

In Episode 76, Dr Roussel interviews Dr Victor Chou of the Medical Marijuana Clinic of Louisiana about important medical aspects of medical marijuana. In the interview they discuss qualifying conditions for which medical marijuana is indicated, the current state of research with medical marijuana, formulations of medical marijuana, and important practical concerns for practices to take into account when dealing with medical marijuana consultations.

 Episode 75: Medical Marijuana: Legal Aspects with Jacob Irving | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:41

In Episode 75, Dr Roussel interviews Jacob Irving, lawyer, in-house counsel for Ilera Holistic, and lobbyist for medical marijuana legalization. In the interview, they discuss the status of medical marijuana across the 50 states, in terms of Federal law, and steps doctors can take to remain compliant should they decide to recommend medical marijuana.

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