Starting a new independent practice?

Dr. Garrison Bliss
Seattle, WA

From resources to tips, get everything you need to know to start your own independent practice to ensure practice success

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initial planning

Initial Planning

One of the most important steps of initial planning for a DPC practice is opting in or out of Medicare.

location

Location

Compared to other independent primary care practices, your choice of location carries even greater weight when opening a DPC practice.

Marketing Your Practice

One important facet of your marketing plan is the brand or “image” of your practice. It’s not just a name and logo – draft up a mission statement that clearly and concisely communicates to your future patients your values, your mission, and language that lets them know the advantages of joining a DPC practice.

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Office Support and Staffing

Figuring out a list of all the tasks your staff will be performing will help you to figure out exactly how many employees to hire, and make the appropriate allocations in your budget.

technology

Technology

The ideal software should minimize the time and effort spent on any given task, otherwise those valuable resources are wasted on figuring out and troubleshooting clunky and inconsistent systems. This is especially true for DPCs, as most legacy EHR software was designed with the complex pay structures of insurance billing.

initial planning

Initial Planning

To foresee and keep track of as many of them as possible, the first step in the process is to draw up business plans.

location

Location

It is important to have at least a general idea for your practice’s location, as the lease you eventually sign will become the literal foundation for everything that’s to come.

marketing

Marketing Your Practice

It is true that word of mouth is a potent marketing tool for primary care practices, but there is no reason to rely solely on one marketing tactic.

office

Office Support and Staffing

Figuring out a list of all the tasks your staff will be performing will help you to figure out exactly how many employees to hire, and make the appropriate allocations in your budget.

technology

Technology

The ideal software should minimize the time and effort spent on any given task, otherwise those valuable resources are wasted on figuring out and troubleshooting clunky and inconsistent systems.

initial planning

Initial Planning

To foresee and keep track of as many of them as possible, the first step in the process is to draw up business plans.

location

Location

It is important to have at least a general idea for your practice’s location, as the lease you eventually sign will become the literal foundation for everything that’s to come.

marketing

Marketing Your Practice

It is true that word of mouth is a potent marketing tool for primary care practices, but there is no reason to rely solely on one marketing tactic.

office

Office Support and Staffing

Figuring out a list of all the tasks your staff will be performing will help you to figure out exactly how many employees to hire, and make the appropriate allocations in your budget.

technology

Technology

The ideal software should minimize the time and effort spent on any given task, otherwise those valuable resources are wasted on figuring out and troubleshooting clunky and inconsistent systems.

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