Battle of the Support Stack
Last year, 214 DPC physicians settled the EHR debate. This year, we're going after everything else.The Battle of the Support Stack is My DPC Story's second annual community vote — focused on the non-EHR tools that keep DPC practices running. Patient communication, billing, scheduling, AI, labs, and more. Ten categories. One community verdict. Zero paid rankings.Results will be announced live at DPC Summit in July 2026 and published in the Summer 2026 issue of The Toolkit.Vote in as many or as few categories as apply to your practice. It doesn't take more than 5 minutes.
About Your Practice
How many physicians are in your practice?
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Solo (just me)
2–3 physicians
4–6 physicians
7 or more
How long have you been in DPC?
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Less than 1 year
1–2 years
3–5 years
6–10 years
10+ years
How many active members do you have?
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Fewer than 100
100–300
301–600
600+
What state are you in?
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Section 2 — Cast Your Votes
Vote for the tool you'd genuinely recommend to another DPC physician — not just the one you inherited or defaulted into. Each category is optional. If a category doesn't apply to your practice, skip it.For each tool you vote for, you'll be asked to rate it on three dimensions and share an optional note. Quotes may be used anonymously in The Toolkit Summer 2026 results feature.
#1 Patient Communication
How do you stay accessible without burning out?
Which tool do you use for patient communication?
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Spruce Health
OhMD
Klara
Hint Health (messaging)
Relatient
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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5
Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#2 Membership Billing & Payments
The tool that handles the money conversation for you.
Which tool do you use for membership billing & payments?
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Hint Health
Atlas.md
Stripe (direct)
BillFlash
Practice Better
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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5
Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#3 Scheduling & Access
How patients get on your calendar.
Which tool do you use for scheduling & access?
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Jane App
Acuity Scheduling
Calendly
Healthie
Square Appointments
Google Calendar
Native EHR tool
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#4 Telemedicine & Virtual Care
Your practice without walls.
Which tool do you use for telemedicine & virtual care?
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Doxy.me
Zoom for Healthcare
Doximity Dialer
Spruce Health (video)
VSee
Google Meet
Telemed
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#5 AI & Automation (Non-EHR)
What's actually saving you time.
Which tool do you use for ai & automation (non-ehr)?
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Freed
Suki
Nabla Copilot
Abridge
Dragon Medical One
Heidi
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#6 Practice Operations & Admin
The invisible backbone of your day.
Which tool do you use for practice operations & admin?
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Google Workspace
Notion
Monday.com
Asana
Intake / forms tools
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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5
Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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5
Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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5
Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#7 HR, Payroll & Team Management
Because you didn't go to medical school to run payroll.
Which tool do you use for hr, payroll & team management?
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Gusto
ADP
Paychex
QuickBooks Payroll
Rippling
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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1
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Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#8 Labs, Imaging & Diagnostics
Your clinical power tools.
Which tool do you use for labs, imaging & diagnostics?
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Rupa Health
Labcorp
Quest Diagnostics
Everly Health
Vibrant America
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Reliability — Results you can count on
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1
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Fair pricing — Transparent and reasonable for DPC
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1
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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1
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#9 Patient Education & Engagement
How you keep patients informed between visits.
Which tool do you use for patient education & engagement?
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Healthwise
UpToDate (patient ed)
Loom (video messages)
CareMessage
HealthTap
Open Evidence
Other (not listed)
If "Other" — name your tool:
Ease of use — How intuitive is it day-to-day?
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Value for the price — Worth what you pay for it?
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Would you recommend it to another DPC physician?
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Why do you recommend it? (optional)
#10 Overall DPC Support Tool of the Year
If you could keep only one non-EHR tool in your practice, what would it be?
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Why this one?
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Section 3 — Final Questions
How did you hear about the Battle of the Support Stack?
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My DPC Story podcast
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