How I started Plum Health DPC - a recap with The Changed Physician
This is Episode 68 of The Changed Physician Podcast when hosts, Drs. Melissa Cady and Kevin Cuccaro, speak with direct primary care physician, Dr. Paul Thomas about how any new physician can successfully start and build a direct primary care practice.
Timeline:
01:00 Why and how he started a DPC practice in 2016
03:40 How he dealt with the fears of risk & recruited interest from patients
05:00 The house call that changed everything
06:30 Where he started his physical practice
10:00 His first “doctor bag” (medications from Andameds)
10:50 Setting up a business entity
13:45 Medical malpractice
17:00 How he acquired new equipment/resources
20:00 How he adds value to his patient members
22:30 Electronic Medical Records from beginning (e.g. Atlas, Hint & Elation, etc.)
24:30 Typical overhead for direct primary care
25:40 Leveraging moonlighting while building own practice
28:00 Reasons not to go into your own direct primary care practice
29:30 The “safer” route?
32:00 How he marketed himself and grew his practice
35:30 Pain now or pain later?
39:00 Paul Thomas’ take on his own practice and work
You can learn more about Dr. Paul Thomas and his practice at: https://www.plumhealthdpc.com/
HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?
If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.
The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.
STARTUP DPC - DIRECT PRIMARY CARE MASTER CLASS
Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we decided to host an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and kickstart your DPC journey!
Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!
-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC