When HSA Dollars Enter Direct Primary Care, Control Follows
When tax-advantaged dollars enter a care model, they do more than expand purchasing power. They reorganize incentives, accelerate intermediary involvement, and clarify who holds leverage.
From Perk to Infrastructure: How Employers Are Measuring the ROI of Concierge and Direct Primary Care
Concierge and direct primary care models have proven their value as retention tools. Those who view these programs as measurable business assets, not ancillary benefits, will lead the next wave of workforce health innovation.
The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
DPC Physicians Are Running Blind Without Clinical Data
Real-time access to clinical data would reduce the wasted time and effort tracking down referral records and enable a more proactive, rather than reactive, approach to patient treatment plans.
From Executive Perk to Employee Retention Strategy: Why Concierge Medicine and/or Direct Primary Care Is Now a Business Essential
With staffing shortages, historic burnout, and rising costs, concierge medicine — and direct primary care (DPC) — have moved from the margins into the middle of the retention conversation.
HealthTap Introduces Direct Virtual Primary Care Program
With HealthTap's new direct virtual primary care program, members get ongoing access to a primary care doctor of their choosing through video visits and messaging.
Vitable Secures $16M To Provide Primary Care to Small Employers
Vitable's $16 million Series A funding round was led by Cherryrock Capital and included participation from newark venture partners, Citi Impact Fund, First Round Capital, Commerce Ventures and Y Combinator. In total, Vitable has raised more than $25 million.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
Hint Health Partners With Eden Health To Expand Direct Primary Care Network
Eden Health will join Hint Health’s Hint Connect platform, which is a network of independent direct primary care clinics. Through the partnership, employees of Hint Connect’s employer customers will be able to choose whether they want to receive care from a local DPC provider in their area (either in-person or virtually) or a virtual provider through Eden Health.
Hint Health Aims To Expand Direct Primary Care Through New Partnership
The partnership is with Nextera Healthcare, a Colorado-based direct primary care provider. Nextera will join Hint Health's Hint Connect platform, a network of direct primary care providers for employers and third-party administrators.
Hint Health To Offer Expanded Direct Primary Care Platform Through New Acquisition
Hint Health acquired AeroDPC, a software company and electronic medical record for direct primary care clinics. As a result, Hint will release a new product in 2023 that combines tools from both companies.
Frontier Direct Care taps Flume Health to launch new health plan
Through this health plan — expected to become available October 1 — members will have access to Frontier’s primary care services, as well as hospital visits, prescription drugs and other needs. Flume will handle the administrative hassles of designing the plan.
NEMT Partner Guide: Why Payers and Providers Should Choose MediDrive’s TMS
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
Denver-based direct primary care startup files to go public
Everside Health Group, a Denver-based direct primary care startup, filed to go public. The company was formed out of a merger between three primary care groups, and primarily works with self-insured employers.
Startup building cash-pay marketplace for healthcare raises $24M
Sesame, a startup building a cash-pay marketplace for healthcare, raised $24 million. The sudden adoption of telehealth by the broader public led the startup to grow faster than expected.
Nice Healthcare brings primary care to small businesses
Nice Healthcare, a Minnesota-based startup that offers telemedicine and primary care services, raised $5 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the funds to bring its benefits to businesses in more states.
Primary care startup One Medical delays some office openings due to Covid-19
Primary care startup One Medical saw a bigger net loss in its first earnings report since it went public. The company is making efforts to rein in costs in light of the pandemic, including delaying new office openings.
Direct primary care has the same goals as MACRA without the complexity
MACRA has three goals for our healthcare system: better care, smarter spending and healthier people. MIPS measures these goals and links fee-for-service payments to quality and value. Direct primary care is quite similar.