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Why Expand Your Practice Scope in DPC?
One of the advantages that a Direct Primary Care practice offers physicians is the time to expand their scope. There are many avenues and options for doing this, many of which are discussed in other articles. There are many reasons why a physician might opt to expand their scope.
Community needs: Sometimes, after being open for several years a physician will recognize needed medical services that are currently unavailable in their community and take it upon themselves to become knowledgeable in that service and provide it for their community.
New passions: Once established in their DPC, physicians will occasionally explore additional educational opportunities and opt to add those services to their clinic. For example obesity medicine certification or lifestyle medicine.
Growth: Occasionally a DPC physician will find their growth reaches a plateau and as a means to expand their practice they will seek out additional services they can offer to bring in more patients.
Increased value to patients: Some physicians look for ways to add value for their patients and opt to include services like computer-aided skin checks and advanced women’s health services (ie endometrial biopsy).
Regardless of your reason for seeking to expand your scope, there are many resources available to help you do so.
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Why Expand Your Practice Scope in DPC?
One of the advantages that a Direct Primary Care practice offers physicians is the time to expand their scope. There are many avenues and options for doing this, many of which are discussed in other articles. There are many reasons why a physician might opt to expand their scope.
Community needs: Sometimes, after being open for several years a physician will recognize needed medical services that are currently unavailable in their community and take it upon themselves to become knowledgeable in that service and provide it for their community.
New passions: Once established in their DPC, physicians will occasionally explore additional educational opportunities and opt to add those services to their clinic. For example obesity medicine certification or lifestyle medicine.
Growth: Occasionally a DPC physician will find their growth reaches a plateau and as a means to expand their practice they will seek out additional services they can offer to bring in more patients.
Increased value to patients: Some physicians look for ways to add value for their patients and opt to include services like computer-aided skin checks and advanced women’s health services (ie endometrial biopsy).
Regardless of your reason for seeking to expand your scope, there are many resources available to help you do so.