Traditional primary care physicians are experiencing greater frustration and burnout due to the regulatory compliance requirements, personal financial issues and greater work hours associated with fee-for-service care. Administrative work, accounts for the majority of this regulatory compliance time spend and contributes a large portion of time drain away from direct patient care. In turn, physicians are leaving medicine to relieve themselves of the disheartening administrative demands imposed by public and private insurance. Because of this, the primary care physician shortage is rapidly growing in the U.S, with an estimated 65,800 physician shortage by 2025. The DPC model relieves administrative tasks to save time and prevent them physicians from burnout. Primary care physicians are also able to reduce their overhead costs due to the DPC company dealing with the administrative burden. There is no need to process paperwork or wait for reimbursements, reducing overall physician frustration.
