Fox Appointed to Tennessee Medical Association Committee

Tools

By Melahn Finley

Story Published: Jun 1, 2010 at 8:57 PM CST

Story Updated: Jun 2, 2010 at 9:31 PM CST

The Insurance Issues Committee monitors and addresses all insurance issues, both government and commercial, affecting physicians, practices and patients in Tennessee. This includes reimbursement, regulation and policy changes, lawsuit settlements, contracting issues, networks, pay for performance, workers compensation, etc. 

“It is an honor to be asked to serve in this capacity as the healthcare environment continues to change and it is a great opportunity for me to expand my knowledge,” says Fox. “In today’s medical community, it is vital to learn all that you can to help in furthering the cause of medicine for both patients and physicians.”
 
Dr. Fox earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1988. He completed his family practice residency at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Dr. Fox served as the attending physician and clinical assistant professor at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. He was also the preceptor of Vanderbilt University Emergency Medicine Residents at the General Hospital in Nashville.
 
Dr. Fox is a member of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
 
Dr. Fox is on staff at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He is also the clinical associate professor in the family medicine department at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee.
 
The Tennessee Medical Association is a 7,600-member professional organization for medical doctors dedicated to protecting the health interests of patients and enhancing the effectiveness of physicians throughout the state. To find out more about TMA’s programs and services, click here. 
 
Dr. Fox’s office is located at the North Willow Family Medicine, 428 North Willow Avenue in Cookeville. To contact the North Willow Family Medicine, call 931-372-7788 or visit Cookeville Regional on the web by clicking here.
 
Dr. Fox is currently accepting new patients.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

Cookeville Times | Cookeville, Tennessee News, Weather and Sports and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.