Better primary care starts with a relationship.
Zen Medical Network is building a national network of independent primary care physicians who put the patient relationship first.
Why we exist
Primary care is the part of medicine that does the most good for the least money, yet it's where the system is most rushed. Visits are short, waits are long, and prices are a mystery until the bill arrives.
A growing number of physicians have chosen a different path. They keep smaller panels, answer their own messages, see patients the same or next day, and publish their prices. Patients who find them rarely go back.
The hard part is finding them. ZMN starts there: a free, trustworthy map of relationship-first practices.
What we believe
- Time is treatment. Unhurried visits and easy access catch problems early and keep people well.
- Prices should be clear. You should know what care costs before you receive it.
- Doctors should stay independent. Physicians set their own prices and run their own practices.
- Access should be free. Patients and physicians never pay to use ZMN.
Where we're headed
The map is step one. Next, ZMN will let employers offer relationship-first primary care to their teams through a single network. Employers will fund ZMN, and physicians and patients will continue to use it for free. We are organizing ZMN as a public-benefit organization, with better health, access, and cost as its purpose.
ZMN was founded in Chicago by a health care actuary with fifteen years of experience in how care is paid for, and a conviction that strong primary care is the best investment the system can make.
Get in touch
Physicians can join here. Employers, partners, and press can email hello@zenmedicalnetwork.com.