2023
Dr. McNeill presented the lecture “Being Digitally available without Losing Your Mind/Best Practices for Patient-Centric Portal/App Use” at the NCAFP Winter Family Physician weekend in December in Asheville NC.
2022
Dr. McNeill presented the lecture “Operational Efficiency Through Patient Engagement” at the Aledade NC Virtual Value Summit in May 2022.
2021
Dr. McNeill presented on portal based workflows as a member of the Practice Optimization panel at the NCAFP Winter Meeting in December in Asheville NC.
Dr. McNeill presented the lecture "Optimizing Workflow While Integrating Telehealth" through a webinar hosted by the ABFM and NCAFP in May of 2021.
2020
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "COVID Hacks from a Portal-Based Practice: Patient engagement in a Pandemic" at the virtual eClinicalWorks National Users Conference in October 2020.
COVID-19 NC: University Quick-Switch, Message Mix-Up & Primary Check-In BPR's Helen Chickering talked with NC Health News founding editor Rose Hoban about her August 19 article where she interviewed Dr. McNeill (audio)
Will COVID-19 help move primary care physicians away from the fee-for-service model? by Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health News, August 19, 2020 NC Health News interviewed Dr. McNeill about how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the great weaknesses in reimbursing for care in a fee-for-service model, and how the “shared savings” model provides better value to his patients and his payers.
Letter: Rebuilding our primary care and public health infrastructure in Mountain Xpress, May 2020 pdf
2019
Letter: Affordable healthcare is within reach in NC in Asheville Citizen-Times, May 2019 pdf
2018
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "What Makes Patients Click? Portal Based Opportunities for Patients to Help Themselves (And You)!" at the eClinicalWorks National Users Conference in Nashville, TN in October 2018.
The East Carolina University alumni magazine, East Magazine, included Dr. McNeill in an article about Brody physicians staying in NC to practice medicine, You know an ECU doctor. They profiled his innovative practice model.
2017
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Stop answering the phone and other Radical Ideas that Work: Modern Workflows in the Portal-Based Solo Office" at Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement in Louisville, KY in December 2017.
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Fire Your Receptionist and Other Radical Ideas That Work: Modern Workflows in the Portal Based Office" at the National eClinicalWorks Users Conference in Dallas, TX in October 2017.
2016
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Getting Lean and Patient Centered using the Patient Portal" at the NC Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) winter conference in Asheville, NC in December 2016.
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Patient Portals: Mythbusters" at the national American Academy of Family Physicians "Family Medicine Experience (FMX)" conference in Orlando, FL in September 2016.
The journal, Family Practice Management, published an article by Dr. McNeill in their March/April 2016 issue titled Lower Your Overhead with a Patient Portal. He discusses the benefits to both the physician and patient of using the portal for secure messaging, real-time electronic scheduling, and patient engagement.
The journal, The NC Family Physician Quarterly News, published an article by Dr. McNeill in their Spring 2016 issue titled Lowering Your Practice Overhead with a Patient Portal. He discusses the benefits to both the physician and patient of using the portal for real-time electronic scheduling on page 30.
2015
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Get Lean and Patient-Centered Using the Patient Portal" at the national American Academy of Family Physicians "Family Medicine Experience (FMX)" conference in Denver, CO in October 2015.
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Get Lean and Patient-Centered Using the Patient Portal" at the National eClinicalWorks Users Conference in Nashville, TN in October 2015.
MAHEC produced a video highlighting Trillium Family Medicine in September 2015 on the benefits of using a patient portal with your practice.
Dr. McNeill is featured in an eClinicalWorks video podcast released February 2015 by eCWPodcast. He discusses how the Patient Portal has increased productivity and greatly improved care. Click here to listen!
A year after their original interview, the Western Carolina Medical Society returned in February 2015 to see how Trillium is doing in the midst of healthcare reform, as an innovative solo practice that is successfully challenging conventional thinking about the capacity of small practices to be financially stable while growing and delivering quality care in a cost-efficient manner. Click here to read!
2014
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Get Lean and Patient-Centered Using the Patient Portal" at the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement in Tampa, FL in December 2014.
Dr. McNeill presented a lecture called "Get Lean and Patient-Centered Using the Patient Portal" at the National eClinicalWorks Users Conference in Orlando, FL in October 2014.
Dr. McNeill was asked to present as part of an expert panel discussion on the NCQA PCMH Level 3 Medical Home recognition at the National eClinicalWorks Users Conference in Orlando, FL in October 2014.
Dr. McNeill is featured in an eClinicalWorks podcast released March 2014 by Dr. Mark Vaughan and Dr. Gawayne Vaughan from Auburn, CA who manage ecwpodcast.com. He shares how he uses Instant Medical History in the Patient Portal to allow patients to compose their own medical histories prior to office visit. Click here to listen!
Dr. McNeill is featured in an eClinicalWorks podcast released February 2014 by Dr. Mark Vaughan and Dr. Gawayne Vaughan from Auburn, CA who manage ecwpodcast.com. He talks about the advantages of giving patients real-time scheduling abilities using the patient portal. Click here to listen!
2013
Dr. McNeill was asked to present as part of an expert panel discussion on Patient Engagement Strategies using Patient Portal at the National eClinicalWorks Users Conference in San Antonio, TX in October 2013.
In February 2013, the Western Carolina Medical Society interviewed Dr. McNeill as the first in a series highlighting health innovations practices in Western NC. Click here to read!