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Month: April 2017

The Vaccine Study You've Never Seen (But Always Wanted)

April 28, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Chad Hayes, MD from Charleston, SC, a fellow pediatrician and blogger, published a great article on the vaccine safety and…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Chad Hayes, Did you click the link?, keeping kids from dying, pediatrics, research, study, vaccines

The time a 28-year-old MBA told a physician where to round first

April 26, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

What happens when business minds take over the medical care of patients?  Who benefits when decisions are made based on…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: DPC, healthcare reform, kevin md

Knoxville: where insurance goes to die

April 25, 2017 mbmccoll 2 Comments

Recently, various new outlets reported on the spiraling failure of the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare.  One of…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Health Insurance Filed under: death spiral, Obamacare

Congratulations Mrs. Robin!

April 21, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Our clutch of baby blue robin eggs all hatched this week. Momma Robin has been diligently collecting food from our…

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Posted in: General Filed under: babies, robin

300 and counting!

April 19, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

We love to celebrate benchmarks with our patients.  We have a tradition in our parent medical practice, Trinity Medical Associates,…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General

Direct Primary Care is a better way to pay for healthcare

April 15, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

DPC physician Dr David Cunningham was showcased on NBC Nightly News recently.  Check out the piece and then check our…

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Posted in: General Filed under: DPC, nbc nightly news

Great turnout for today's open house

April 12, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

We were so blessed to have a big turnout for this month’s open house.  Thank you to  everyone who stopped…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: open house

Babies are the delight of Spring

April 10, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Did you know that Trinity Direct Primary Care physicians are board certified in pediatrics or family medicine?  That means all…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: newborn, pediatrics

Hepatitis C: A Baby Boomer's Hidden Risk

April 7, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Jan, a fifty-something mom, registered some surprise when I listed hepatitis C as one of the things I would test…

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Posted in: General

Open House Schedule for April

April 3, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Trinity Direct Primary Care hosts an open house at each location every month.  Our open houses for this month will…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, TMAHV, Trinity Direct of Maryville Filed under: open house

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