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Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Primary Care Should Be Given Away

Currently, payors (health plans and self-insured employers) are paying ~$25 per employee per month for traditional office-based primary…

Jan 31, 2018

Primary Care Should Be Given Away

Jan 31, 2018

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

$20 to get a doctor’s assessment without a co-pay or office visit

As of today, joining Sherpaa and getting our doctors’ opinion on what’s ailing you and what you should do now costs only $20. Because we…

Dec 14, 2017

$20 to get a doctor’s assessment without a co-pay or office visit

Dec 14, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Poorly executed innovations have ripple effects throughout an industry

If someone has a terrible experience with something new, they’ll be an outspoken hater. And this can flavor an entire category of…

Nov 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Virtual Primary Care is 95% as effective as a traditional PCP at less than half the cost.

There are so few innovations in primary care. But it’s the entry point to all of your healthcare expenses. There have been three scalable…

Oct 11, 2017

Virtual Primary Care is 95% as effective as a traditional PCP at less than half the cost.

Oct 11, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH
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How Virtual Primary Care Saves Time, Money, and Stress for Simple and Complex Situations

We recommend reaching out to Sherpaa (Virtual Primary Care) for anything that’s not an emergency. Sherpaa members create cases within…

Oct 3, 2017

How Virtual Primary Care Saves Time, Money, and Stress for Simple and Complex Situations

Oct 3, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

What is Virtual Primary Care (VPC)?

VPC is a new genre of primary care. It is an ongoing relationship patients have with the same doctors, that offers cost-effective care…

Oct 3, 2017

What is Virtual Primary Care (VPC)?

Oct 3, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

A Person’s Entry Point into Healthcare

For nearly a century, people have assumed that primary care doctors were the gatekeepers to health care. As waits to see PCPs ballooned…

Oct 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH
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Sherpaa

Telehealth vs. Direct Primary Care vs. Virtual Primary Care

If you’re a broker, benefits consultant, or independent TPA, it’s important to understand your clients’ options for increasing healthcare…

Sep 29, 2017

Sep 29, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

What do doctors of the future want?

When I designed Sherpaa over 6 years ago, I wanted to create a new life for doctors. Even though all of our doctors are employed by…

Sep 28, 2017

What do doctors of the future want?

Sep 28, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Selling Sherpaa: Our Commission-Based Plan for Brokers, Benefits Consultants, and Others

Companies are looking for ways to decrease their total healthcare costs. And you’re looking for innovative ways to help them do that. Here…

Sep 26, 2017

Selling Sherpaa: Our Commission-Based Plan for Brokers, Benefits Consultants, and Others

Sep 26, 2017

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

For the last 10 years, I’ve built technology & services to help doctors be better doctors and patients be better patients. Founder & CEO, Sherpaa

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