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Author Archives: Dr. Richard Walker

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The short story and long journey: COVID-19 “Long Haulers”

SARS-COVID-19 of 2020 was/is the modern-day death angel.  The unofficial death toll is 6.9 million people worldwide which is twice the official number.  Politics aside, that is the short story.

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The Importance of the Social Determinants of Health

“Clinical care [the application of medical and behavioral health] currently accounts for only 20 percent of health outcomes,” the issue brief noted. “To improve care and population health outcomes, healthcare

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Protecting Black Mothers & Their Babies Part 2: Possible ATMs – It’s Not What You Think

This article is the second of two parts discussing the terrible outcomes of pregnant African American women and their babies.  I begin by, again, summarizing the problems.  However, it is

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Protecting Black Mothers and Babies

In the year 2021, it is tragic that a title such as “Protecting Black mothers and babies,” must be written about.  It has been 158 years since the official end

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Value based care

Value-Based Care: What is it? Do I need it?

Historical Context The American healthcare model, and the US in general, is going through considerable changes as an industry and country, trying to find ways to simultaneously lower cost, deliver

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Telemedicine

Understanding Telemedicine: what is it, how does it work, and what are the pros and cons?

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new buzz is about Telemedicine…or is it Telehealth?  It doesn’t matter, but everyone is using it and talking about it.  STOP.  Wait. 

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Home based primary care visit

How to Prepare for Your Home-based Primary Care Visit

Home-based Primary Care: what is it and how does it work?  Home-based Primary Care is not new, but it is back to the future.  It is a home visit by

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Sasha Sotelo

I have been with Prism Care from its beginning and currently assume many roles in the home office in Plano, TX. I have gained a lot of knowledge of how RPM works and the changes it has had from 2019 to today.

Richard W. Walker, Jr. MD, MBA, IFMCP

CEO/Founder

Trained in Ob/Gyn and Functional Medicine, Dr. Walker spent 35 years in clinical practice and 15 years in management consulting before founding Walker Health Care Holdings and TVP-Care.

Julian Gonzalez, MD

Chief Medical Officer

A Family Practitioner for 17 years, Dr. Gonzalez maintains a busy internal medicine practice while overseeing TVP-Care’s clinical operations.

John Slaughter, FNP-C, DC, MSN, RN, BSN, BS

VP Nursing and Nurse Practitioners

A board-certified nurse practitioner and chiropractic physician, John leads TVP-Care’s clinical operations team.

Ilanit Meckley, MBA, MHA, PMP®

Chief Operating Officer

Having spent 15 years in healthcare administration and operations, Ilanit is passionate about developing easier ways for patients and families to get the care they need.

Rich Figallo

Chief Information Officer

With deep experience in Health IT, Rich coordinates and optimizes the technology used by TVP-Care to ensure that providers, patients, and caregivers have the information they need to make decisions at the time that they need it.

Phyllis Parrott, BS, RDH

VP, Business Development

With deep experience in building customer relationships at Colgate, Phyllis leads the team in establishing a strategic partnership network with a customer-centric focus.

Clarence Porter, MD

Co-Founder

A Family Practitioner for 40 years, Dr. Porter helped build Well-Med HMO from 5 providers to over 1,500 providers.