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Month: March 2017

Article: The Root Cause of Health Care Dysfunction

March 31, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Ever wonder why our healthcare system seems to be in such a sorry state?  It seems like politicians and thought…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Health Insurance

Can I ask for your help?

March 30, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Our Direct Primary Care program has grown tremendously since we started in 2016 but there is still a long way…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, TMAHV, Trinity Direct of Maryville Filed under: review

Why Babies Die

March 29, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

  Recently I hiked Porters Creek Trail in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  It was…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: infant mortality, time

Heart Failure

March 24, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

            My middle-aged patient was both confused and concerned.  “I don’t know what the deal is; I can barely make…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Dr. Smith, heart failure

Direct Primary Care leader AtlasMD building reputation for lowering costs – Wichita Business Journal

March 23, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Business owners across the country are seeing an opportunity to lower their healthcare cost while providing better options for primary…

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Posted in: General

Article: A Simple Health Care Model Designed to Help Patients With Chronic Disease and Disabilities

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Katherine Restrepo (@kstrep44) offers up a well thought out policy paper from the John Locke Foundation on how Direct Primary…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: Insurance, John Locke

Direct Primary Care is redefining healthcare in East Tennessee

March 20, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

This month’s Cityview magazine has another article by Jon Hersey discussing the ongoing failure of the Affordable Care Act.  Specifically…

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Posted in: General

Living and Dying By What We Eat

March 11, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

           “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”  This was the advice of…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Daily Times, Dr. Smith, Eating well

Open House today at Noon

March 10, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Please join us today at Trinity Medical Associates of Hardin Valley for this month’s open house.  Dr. McColl will discuss…

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Posted in: General Filed under: open house

Low carb health coaching proves successful for treating diabetes; lose weight and reduce medication

March 9, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

  A recently published study utilizing an in person and remote health education and coaching platform showed that participants with…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, VitalSigns Filed under: Express, health coaching, VitalLaunch Express

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