by DrMelissaBoylan | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
You Know DPC is working when… I decided to do something a little different in this blog. I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). This time, I...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health,...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
Tips to Help your New Year’s Resolutions Stick in 2025 The New Year has begun! Have you made any health goals for 2025 yet? There is no better investment than one made in improving your health, so here are some tips to help you achieve those worthwhile goals you’ve...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog
Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review Occasionally there are things that happen that reinforce the decisions I’ve made in my career, and this was one of those times! A friend recently gave me the book The Heart of Caring: a life...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog
The US Healthcare System vs…….South Park ?!?! I have to admit that I’ve never watched an episode of South Park. However, this clip was sent to me by another Direct Primary Care (DPC) doctor, and I thought that it was well done and that it deserved to be shared!...
by DrMelissaBoylan | May 21, 2024 | Blog
Learn CPR! I recently organized several CPR classes for Noreta Family Medicine patients as well as their family and friends. Damar Hamlin’s collapse during an NFL game in January 2023 inspired me to want to hold these CPR classes (although I admit it took a while to...
