The work of National Geographic and Dan Buettner discovered 5 communities around the world where people commonly live to be over 100 years old. These communities have been named Blue Zones (1). The communities are spread out around the world and include: Loma Linda, CA, USA Nicoya, Costa Rica Sardinia, Italy Ikaria, Greece Okinawa, Japan Read More
Blog
Concierge Medicine vs Direct Primary Care
There are 2 emerging trends in the US around primary care services: (1) concierge medicine and (2) direct primary care (DPC). Current problems in primary care: These two similar but uniquely different models of healthcare are trying to solve some common problems in our primary care system. Patients are seeking personalized healthcare with a physician Read More
New Family Medicine Clinic in Hendersonville, TN
How we got our name… Blue Ocean Family Medicine was named after our first trip to Tennessee. Tara (my wife and now practice manager) and I had just put an offer on a house in Hendersonville that had been accepted. It was official we would be moving and opening a new family medicine clinic in Read More
Is Wellness Found in a Pill?
I’ve been pondering a lot lately about what it means to be healthy and well. (I know, deep thoughts coming from a doctor) But… I spend most of my days treating disease and not focusing on health and wellness. The disease model of healthcare encourages physicians to focus on diagnosing a problem or ailment and Read More
6 ways to save money on medications
The cost of health insurance keeps increasing. Higher premiums. Increased co-pays. More out of pocket expenses. With all of these changes in healthcare, this typically means more out of pocket expenses — including the cost of medications. I am always looking for ways to help patients save money on their medications. Here are 6 ways Read More
What is OMT?
OMT is a form of manual medicine that is taught to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s). It stands for osteopathic manipulative treatment (sometimes called osteopathic manipulation or osteopathic manipulative therapy). It is used as a hands-on approach to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness and injury. OMT is performed by moving patients muscles and joints using Read More
Can you text your doctor?
I’ve been practicing medicine for over 12 years, and honestly, at all of my other practices, texting patients wasn’t even allowed. Access to the doctor was limited as much as possible to doctor visits (the only way that they can bill your insurance for payment). This allowed the doctor to “focus” on seeing a lot Read More