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Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC, 93 North Washington Street, Tiffin, OH (2025)

09/15/2025

🌟 Covered Service 🌟 | Aromatherapy 🪻

Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit. The practice of aromatherapy has been used for centuries. When inhaled, the scent molecules in essential oils travel from the olfactory nerves directly to the brain and especially impact the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain. We incorporate aromatherapy as part of an integrative and holistic approach to care for our patients.

Available with a Direct Primary Care Membership at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Learn more about available direct primary care covered services: https://www.oiom.org/direct-primary-care/

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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09/11/2025

Patriot Day 2025 | 9-11 🇺🇸

Patriot Day occurs on September 11th of each year in the United States and is observed in memory of the 2,977 victims killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001. A moment of silence is observed to correspond with the attacks, beginning at 8:46 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), the time the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

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09/09/2025

A message from a doctor colleague across the pond.

Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
Do not let fear subdue your ability to reason.
Knowledge without action is vanity.
Action without knowledge is insanity.
Wisdom without courage is fruitless.

Title: Doctor Hits Conference Hard
Source: Dr. John Campbell

09/09/2025

"The body is perfect… Health, absent solely through the presences of the abnormality, returns on the righting of the wrong. Osteopaths can do these things, they are doing them every day; this is a demonstrable truth.”- John Roy Musick, Crutches for Sale: An Osteopathic Novel, 1899. [1997.42.673]

Image: 1976.131.01- Anatomical Drawing "The Body"; 1906. Pen and ink drawing of the vascular system, the abdomen and chest by Ella B. Veazie, done white she was a student at the American School of Osteopathy, drawing is mounted to cardboard, ink likes and identification of different anatomical elements, written in upper left corner "2."

09/08/2025

🌟 Covered Service 🌟 | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) 🛜

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) refers to the use of portable ultrasound by a medical professional for diagnostic or procedural purposes and is considered by some to be the largest advancement in bedside diagnosis since the advent of the stethoscope. POCUS is a quick, abbreviated study performed and interpreted immediately by the evaluating and treating physician to help answer clinically impactful questions. In the primary care setting, POCUS has shown to aid in the completion of procedures, lower costs, decrease emergency department visits, and reduce the need for further imaging.

Available with a Direct Primary Care Membership at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Learn more about available direct primary care covered services: https://www.oiom.org/direct-primary-care/

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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09/07/2025

In the last year of my residency training (pre-COVID) my training hospital abruptly enacted a strict influenza vaccination policy. I was serving as Chief Resident at the time and was not certain as to the justification for the sudden change in policy compared to years prior. The policy included publicly “branding” any hospital staff member that DID NOT get vaccinated. It culminated ultimately in being forced to wear a paper mask during all times while on hospital grounds. Mind you, this was also pre-COVID where mask wearing was not commonplace. With such policies, what naturally followed was harassment by other staff members. I still recall the absurdity of being disciplined because I was reported as having taken too long to pull my mask down to eat during my lunches. I was supposed to pull my mask down to take a bite and then return my mask to chew until I swallowed. I observed that there was no forced masking or inquiry as to the vaccination status of patient visitors or the general public entering the hospital which seemed counter to the alleged purpose of the policy which was “to prevent the spread of influenza.” I discovered that the policy was not rooted in the evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccine but rather on the CMS reimbursement to the hospital if the hospital did not achieve a certain threshold of staff as having received the influenza vaccine that year. I challenged the policy on these grounds, however, I was met with even greater push back by the hospital administration. What mattered truly was reimbursement and maximized hospital profits. Ultimately, in order to complete the last few months of my training, I received the influenza vaccine but made sure it was documented that I did such under duress.

The experience was one of the first instances to enlighten me as to the dangers of “Big Healthcare” and its undermining of the moral practice of medicine. It primed me to ultimately make the decision to leave big healthcare and practice medicine free and independent as a direct primary care physician.

Zachary K. West, DO, MPH, FACOI

09/04/2025

✨ An EXCELLENT video interview with Brandon Alleman of Antioch Med discussing Direct Primary Care (DPC)! ✨

Source: Healthcare Reframed
Title: The Doctor Rewriting Healthcare Incentives | Brandon Alleman on America’s Irrational Health System
Date: August 21, 2025

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35% of American physicians have considered leaving medical practice since the start of 2025, with burnout as the top reason (MedCentral, 2025).

Patients wait months for primary care. Physicians see thirty patients a day. Insurance premiums climb faster than wages. Hospitals lose money on the very service that should prevent admissions in the first place.

A quiet but growing group of physicians, entrepreneurs, and community leaders are asking the obvious:

“Why do we keep doubling down on a model that rewards volume instead of value?” Enter Dr. Brandon Alleman. Fulbright Scholar. MD, PhD. Family Physician. Trailblazer in Direct Primary Care (DPC).

Instead of chasing prestige, Dr. Alleman chose family medicine to reinvent care. He launched Antioch Med in Wichita, Kansas, where patients pay a monthly membership - priced like a Costco subscription - for full physician access, deeply discounted labs and medications, and care not defined by billing codes.

“It’s more Costco than concierge medicine,” he explains.

Today, Antioch Med is thriving and influencing employers, business leaders, and policymakers desperate for a way out of healthcare’s vicious cycle.

Why This Conversation Matters Now:
▶️ Fee-for-service punishes physicians who spend time with patients.
▶️ Primary care is treated as a loss leader in most hospital systems.
▶️ Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) pocket massive spreads on prescriptions.
▶️ The Affordable Care Act’s medical loss ratio means insurers profit more when costs rise.
▶️ The incentives are backward. Dr. Alleman argues we cannot fix healthcare until we confront this directly.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
▶️ Why fee-for-service fails primary care
▶️ How Direct Primary Care (DPC) restores trust & transparency
▶️ PBMs and the truth about high drug costs
▶️ How the ACA’s rules backfire
▶️ The real crisis of physician burnout and moral injury
▶️ Why employers may be the fastest leverage point for reform
▶️ The future of community health plans

09/04/2025

🌟 Covered Service 🌟 | Direct Pharmacy 💊

Direct Pharmacy provides access to cost savings on prescription medications for Direct Primary Care Member Patients of the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC! Prescription medications are ordered in the most cost effective manner possible. We have partnered with multiple pharmacy suppliers to offer prescription medications at discounted prices. Prescription medications are ordered and dispensed from the office to the patient.

Available with a Direct Primary Care Membership at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Learn more about available direct primary care covered services: https://www.oiom.org/direct-primary-care/

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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09/03/2025

✨ Patient Care Collaboration ✨

At the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC we are incredibly excited to share a patient care collaboration effort!!! 🙌

Dr. Zachary K. West of the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC and Dr. Ren Boehler and Dr. Shane Boehler of Legend Physical Therapy and Performance have established a patient care collaboration effort aimed at promoting their shared visions of personalized patient care!

Dr. Ren Boehler and Dr. Shane Boehler, both from Tiffin, Ohio, earned their undergraduate degrees from Heidelberg University and their Doctorates of Physical Therapy from Ohio University; the same Ohio University that Dr. West earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree! 🩺 After working in the traditional healthcare environment and experiencing the high caseloads, insurance restrictions and administrative burdens that limit quality patient care, Dr. Ren and Dr. Shane founded Legend Physical Therapy and Performance and now operate as a cash-based physical therapy clinic in Tiffin, Ohio!

Dr. West provides direct primary care (DPC) which is an alternative payment and practice model for primary care services with a focus on putting the personal relationship back into patient care! DPC physicians offer services for a flat monthly rate instead of a traditional fee for service arrangement and work directly with the patient instead of the insurance corporations to offer increased access to care, faster scheduling, more time with an actual physician, and better and more cost effective options for medications, labs, imaging studies, and more!

Deb Martorana of the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce suggested that the parties should meet and fostered first introductions! (Thank you Deb! 🤗)

Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) providing osteopathic manipulative medicine and Physical Therapists have historically worked side-by-side in the care of patients! 💙 Dr. West firmly believes in supporting the efforts of allied health professionals providing patient care that is outside of the traditional "big healthcare" system.

We are excited to work with Legend Physical Therapy and Performance and are therefore pleased to announce that Direct Primary Care Member Patients of the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC will receive special pricing for services provided at Legend Physical Therapy and Performance!

Legend Physical Therapy and Performance
(419) 455-1006
1617 County Road 54, Tiffin, OH
https://www.legend-pt.com/

Ready to join as a Direct Primary Care Member Patient?
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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09/02/2025

💙 September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 💙

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer remains the most common cancer in American men after skin cancer, with 313,780 new cases expected in 2025. Furthermore, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men, after lung cancer, in the United States.

The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder and in front of the re**um. The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and surrounds part of the urethra (the tube-like structure that empties urine from the bladder) and it produces fluid that makes up part of semen.

According to the National Cancer Institute, almost all prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas and begin in the cells that make and release mucus and other fluids. Prostate cancer often has no early symptoms. While advanced prostate cancer can cause men to urinate more often or have a weaker flow of urine, these symptoms can also result from benign prostate conditions.

According to the National Cancer Institute, in the United States, about 12.9% of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lifetimes.

The American Urological Association recommends that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer screening be initiated in patients between 45 and 50 years old who are at average risk of prostate cancer. Patients with high risk of prostate cancer (i.e. strong family history, genetic mutation, and black ancestry) it is recommended that screening be initiated between 40 and 45 years old. It is recommended that routine screening continue until patients are 69 years old.

When detected early, prostate cancer is highly treatable, with a 5-year relative survival rate of 97.9%.

At the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC we are committed to providing comprehensive primary care and preventative care services for our patients. We offer prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer screening AT COST for our direct primary care member patients. We now offer surveillance and courtesy patient reminders through our advanced electronic medical record system and it's companion patient portal which are available to direct primary care member patients.

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day! 🔨🔧

Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day weekend also symbolizes the unofficial end of summer for many Americans.

At the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC we wish you and your loved ones a safe and Happy Labor Day!

08/29/2025

"The skull is fastened to the spine
And often hides an aching brain;
A D.O. has found the way
To move the bones and ease the pain."

- Dorinda Smith Sutherland from "The Cranial Bowl"

William Garner Sutherland, D.O. quoted his mother's poem in The Cranial Bowl in an elegant and memorable way. Dr. Sutherland was an American osteopathic physician who pioneered the field of cranial osteopathy, a subspecialty of osteopathic medicine focusing on the head and its relationship to the body.

Poetry about the body, health, and medicine isn't new.

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