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DPC reduces the use of avoidable expensive medical services.

A problem

The cost of the average ER visit is $969. 

 wall street journal online

 

1 year of DPC direct primary care costs less than 1 ER visit.

 

Our fees are even lower for children.

Nine of the most common reasons

people visit the Emergency Room.

Statistics based on 2010 Medica Choice Network:
  • Allergies: $345

  • Acute bronchitis: $595

  • Earache: $400

  • Sore throat: $525

  • Pink eye: $370

  • Sinusitis: $617

  • Strep throat: $531

  • Upper respiratory infection: $486

  • Urinary tract infection: $665

An answer

QLiance (www.qliance.com),  a DPC practice in Seattle, WA,

studied their data for 1 year and then posted the following results:

 

  •      Emergency Department visits declined by 62%

 

  •      Hospital days declined by 25%

 

  •      Specialty visits declined by 50%

  •      Insurance premium savings ranged from 1,000-5,000 dollars      per year per person.

A British Medical Journal study of Qliance also showed positive results. The study found that Qliance’s patients experienced “35% fewer hospitalizations, 65% fewer emergency department visits, 66% fewer specialist visits, and 82% fewer surgeries than similar populations.”

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