In April 2022, the PDC's physician members voted to endorse a motion to co-create a new Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP) within Duke University Health System, after operating as a separate, for-profit partnership company since it's inception nearly a century ago. This resulted in the dissolution of the PDC on June 30, 2023.
On July 1, 2023, the PDC became the Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP)—a new clinical practice model that exists within Duke University Health System. DHIP physicians are employees of this new, physician-led entity, and have integrated the most effective aspects of both organizations. DHIP also places special emphasis on, including principles of, diversity, equity and inclusion in a culture that thrives and puts its people first.
Through DHIP, Duke Health is more strategically aligned and better equipped to improve access and grow while being able to recruit and retain the top providers and staff, both now and long into the future.
Over time, we anticipate a more aligned clinical enterprise that will enable more seamless and coordinated patient care.
What DHIP Offers Current and Prospective Physicians?
The Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP) is a new clinical practice model within Duke University Health System (DUHS). This new entity allows Duke Health to be more strategically aligned and better equipped to improve access while being able to recruit and retain the top providers and staff today and long into the future.
DUHS and the former PDC operated separately for more than 90 years—the PDC as a for-profit partnership or limited liability company and DUHS as a not-for-profit academic medical center. These separate structures prevented us from fully collaborating, planning and supporting each other. Yet, in spite of this, both entities were been strong partners and built an extraordinary healthcare system on which hundreds of thousands of patients rely upon every day. This alignment has made Duke Health an even stronger academic health care system.
A vote of DHIP members was held in April 2022. Nearly 96% participated and 75% of those voting chose to dissolve the PDC and co-create DHIP within DUHS.
PDC members transitioned to DUHS employment on July 1, 2023, thus dissolving the PDC.
Nothing. At first, this transition will have no impact on our patients. However, over time, we do anticipate a more aligned clinical enterprise that will enable more seamless and coordinated patient care.
Please email questions to dhip@duke.edu.
