{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Scaling Practice Management by Talkie.ai","title":"How to Scale a Direct Primary Care Practice to 11 Locations | Kyle Rickner, MD","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a413c3c1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2881,"description":"Why is the direct primary care (DPC) model gaining so much popularity? And what does it actually take to scale a direct primary care practice - from a single clinic to an 11-location organization with nearly 30 providers?Dr. Kyle Rickner, co-founder and chairman of Primary Health Partners, joins Jakub Grajcar to share the full story. From the decision to leave the fee-for-service world, to the very real operational challenges of multi-site growth, to what it takes to build a practice genuinely centered on patients instead of billing codes.We talk about:💊 Dr. Rickner's #1 tip for growing a sustainable practice - on the importance of planning🏥 The three core tenets of direct primary care🔥 \"Moral injury\" vs. burnout - why the volume-based model doesn't just exhaust physicians, it puts them in conflict with their own oath🤝 How Primary Health Partners went from two doctors to 11 locations - and the business partners who made it possible📈 The EOS visionary/integrator dynamic for founders⚠️ Why the third location is always the hardest - and the stacking complexity that breaks practices trying to grow🧑‍💼 What to look for in a great operator - and why doctors neglect to ask for this kind of help👤 Guest: Kyle Rickner, MDLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-rickner-md-353986111/Organization - Primary Health Partners: https://primary-healthpartners.com/📚 Books mentioned:Who Not How - Dan SullivanTraction (EOS) - Gino Wickman🎥 See how Talkie.ai works - AI medical receptionist demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOiJ3ITTrLY&list=PLLjcCBHYN2KoBqm-Dx-8lIwWLuU-CHXSgTimestamps:0:00 Teaser: how fee-for-service medicine causes moral injury — and why no DPC doctor ever wants to go back2:24 Scaling Practice Management intro & meet Dr. Kyle Rickner, Co-Founder and Chairman at Primary Health Partners3:11 Icebreaker: Dr. Rickner's favorite destination and a Cabo ATV-and-whale-watching adventure7:12 #1 tip for growing a practice: plan ahead, mitigate risk, and reduce dependence on...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cDl0t9jFckOl-1_LgMnmIWyXNTKcvr8hPfqwaY9KYeg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNGEx/NWRhMDYxMDUxMjE3/MWIyMGU3MjZiZGZl/NjIxNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}