Direct primary care (DPC) practicesin which patients pay a flat monthly fee to their health care providerare an alternative to the "third-party payer systems" that have plagued much of the health care industry in recent years, MedPage Today reports.
According to Forbes, the DPC model "not only fosters a closer patient-doctor relationship but also insulates DPC practices from the disruptions seen in the wake of the Change Healthcare hack."
In fact, the hack "highlights the resilience of the DPC model and its potential as a more secure alternative for health care delivery and financial transactions," Forbes states.
DPC practices don't rely on third-party payers for their revenue, and the hack didn't affect DPC practices because they don't depend on third-party payers for their revenue.
"The DPC model's independence from the conventional health care payment ecosystem inherently protects it from the direct impacts of such cyber-attacks on billing and claims processing systems," MedPage Today states.
DPC practices are able to offer better care at a lower cost than traditional health care because they don't have to rely on third-party payers to pay for it, Forbes states.
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