Perspectives on DPC Practice Technology

Longer-form editorial writing on how Direct Primary Care practices think about their tools, evaluate software, and build technology stacks that serve patients rather than billing departments.


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Why Teleprescribing Rules 2026 Should Reshape How a DPC Practice Evaluates Its Telehealth and E-Prescribing Tools

General Medicare telehealth got a multi-year extension this year, but controlled-substance teleprescribing is still being renewed one year at a time. A look at how a discerning DPC practice should evaluate dpc telehealth software and dpc e-prescribing for resilience rather than assuming today's flexibilities are permanent.

May 28, 2026 10 min read
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The Follow-Up Visit Is Where Ambient Scribes Either Earn Their Price or Expose Themselves

Most ambient scribes were trained on initial encounters, and that bias becomes visible the moment a returning patient walks into the room. A closer look at how chart-aware ambient dictation, like the implementation in Hero EMR, behaves when the conversation assumes a shared history.

May 12, 2026 9 min read
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How to Evaluate a DPC Tech Stack: A Framework for Independent Practices

A structured approach to assessing DPC software and practice technology, focused on the criteria that actually move the needle inside a membership-based primary care practice rather than the ones marketed most aggressively.

April 18, 2026 11 min read