What
began
as
a
persistent
headache
in
February
quickly
escalated
into
a
medical
crisis.
Crow
said
he
experienced
pressure
in
the
back
of
his
head
for
more
than
a
week
before
seeking
medical
attention.

“I
had
some
pressure
in
the
back
of
my
skull
for
about
seven
to
10
days,
kept
thinking
it
would
go
away,”
Crow
said.
“It
didn’t,
and
so
I
finally
go
to
the
ER
and
get
a
CAT
scan,
and
they
tell
me
I’ve
got
a
brain
bleed,
and
I
need
medical
attention
right
now.”

Doctors
airlifted
Crow
to
South
Alabama,
where
neurosurgeons
performed
emergency
brain
surgery.

During
six
weeks
of
recovery
at
home,
he
gained
a
new
perspective
on
life,
family
and
personal
health.

“It
gave
me
a
lot
of
time
to
think
about
life
in
general,
about
my
family,
and
about
my
health,”
Crow
said.
“I
knew
I
wasn’t
getting
any
younger.
I
just
turned
71,
and
I
knew
that
I
had
to
take
ownership
of
my
own
health
and
be
proactive.”

That
led
him
to

Plotline
Health,
a
concierge
medical
practice
founded
by
former
emergency
room
physicians

Dr.
A.J.
Burandt
and
Dr.
Jeremy
Rogers.

Unlike
traditional
medical
care,
which
often
focuses
on
treating
illness
after
symptoms
develop,
Burandt’s
approach
emphasizes
preventive
care
through
advanced
testing,
imaging
and
ongoing
monitoring
designed
to
create
a
detailed
picture
of
a
patient’s
health.

Crow
said
the
experience
has
been
markedly
different
from
his
previous
interactions
with
physicians.

“All
the
other
doctors
I’ve
ever
had,
you
don’t
go
see
them
until
there’s
a
problem,
and
then
when
there’s
a
problem,
they
try
to
fix
it,”
Crow
said.
“Since
I’ve
been
with
Dr.
Burandt,
it’s
different.
It’s
proactive.
He
tries
to
get
out
ahead
of
everything.”

Technology
has
also
made
that
care
more
accessible.
Although
Burandt
practices
in
Birmingham,
Crow
regularly
meets
with
him
through
telehealth
appointments
from
his
Montgomery
law
office.

Burandt
said
advances
in
telemedicine
have
created
opportunities
for
patients
in
smaller
communities
to
access
specialized
care
regardless
of
location.

“There’s
no
reason
that
if
you
live
in
Tuskegee,
Alabama,
you
can’t
have
a
telehealth
conference
with
a
world-renowned
endocrinologist
in
New
York
City,”
Burandt
said.
“We
have
the
technology,
we
have
the
encrypted
capability.”

Burandt
said
one
of
the
biggest
differences
between
his
current
practice
and
his
years
working
in
emergency
medicine
is
the
amount
of
time
he
can
devote
to
each
patient.
Initial
appointments
at
Plotline
Health
can
last
up
to
two
hours,
allowing
physicians
to
develop
a
more
comprehensive
understanding
of
a
patient’s
medical
history
and
health
goals.

“Not
having
the
pressure
of,
‘I’ve
got
15
people
in
the
waiting
room
waiting
to
see
me,’
I
don’t
have
that,”
Burandt
said.
“I’m
yours
for
however
long
it
takes,
and
it’s
much
more
relationship-driven.”

For
more
information
about
Plotline
Health
click

here.