Jefferson Physician Group celebrates 29 years of independent physician leadership! The same independence that has helped us to partner with patients for 3 decades allows us to partner with employers. Our unique ability to focus on the best quality care at the best price can help save $millions in healthcare costs. Change is a good thing!
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Change is good. Independent medical practices cannot survive on loose change. The Change Healthcare catastrophic disruption will force consolidation, sales, and closures of medical practices, particularly primary care. The sooner medical practices can change their payer mix that is dependent on traditional BUCA contracts, and incorporate direct-to-employer contracting, the better. DPC is not right for everyone today. As I've shared previously, the DFW Metroplex is experiencing annual population growth of over 9%. At the same time, Dallas is among the top US regions with a growing shortage of primary care physicians. Many major US companies have moved their corporate headquarters to Dallas, with more to come. So what are we doing about it? We're changing it up. The Jefferson Physician Group IPA in North Dallas is partnering with regional employers to provide direct access to cost-effective and timely patient care. The independent physician network is growing through partnerships and collegial conversations to support regional employers. While impressive CEOs, benefit design and CAA compliance consultants, and analytic and digital platform founders are?aggregating to better serve employees, we've got the product that serves them all. The physicians and surgeons are the foundation of medicine and the direct-to-employer contracts. Contracting directly with employers is a viable option for physicians and surgeons who want autonomy and the freedom to thrive. These are exciting times if you embrace change and are part of a strong independent physician network with stellar partnerships. This is not the time to reinforce your silos and puff out your chest; we must work together. The DFW Metroplex is heating up, and not because summer is near. I'm proud to partner with Guy Culpepper, MD, and many others to serve our communities. ?? #patientaccess #transparency #dte #primarycare #specialtycare #asc #caa #ipa #dfw #benefitdesign #digitalinnovation #network