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James Early, MD, Family Medicine, Black Mountain, NC

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Family Medicine Black Mountain, NC

Retired June 10,2021

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  • Office

    997 Old US Highway 70 W
    ste A
    Black Mountain, NC 28711
    Phone+1 828-298-7981
    Fax+1 828-298-6010

Summary

  • Dr. James Early is in private practice and is an independent physician owner and board member of the Western North Carolina Independent Physicians Association and former Chairman of the WCMS Foundation. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. With current interest in preventive medicine, wellness, and chronic multisystem disease, Jim and Amanda Early CMPE participate in multiple quality improvement programs. PCMH designation since 2011,current ACO involvement and BCBS accelerate to value; are a partial list of our improvement initiatives. After general surgery and family medicine residencies followed by converting a private practice in Linden Tx to a RHC and serving rural North East Texas for 13 years, we left our home state for Western Appalachia, Asheville and more private practice in 2003. The current clinic is in Black Mountain, NC and includes Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, two FNP providers and Psychological treatment on site. Quality integrative independent private care is our goal and our dream.

Education & Training

  • U Texas Health Ctr
    U Texas Health Ctr1990
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1988
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2002 - 2022
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1986 - 2022
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2003 - 2015

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2020
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • attaining patient centered medical home status in a small private practice
    James H Early MD FAAFP, STFM conference on prctice improvement, Greenville, SC

Committees

  • vice chair, Western Carolina Medical Society Foundation Board 2012 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Teachers in Family Medicine
    associate member