Blue Ridge Concierge Medicine

Blue Ridge Concierge Medicine operates on a membership model. Members receive a defined set of services including annual wellness counseling, same-day or next-business-day appointments for non-urgent problems, extended appointment time, after-hours physician access by cell phone, email communications, and coordination of specialist and hospital care.

The practice schedules appointments for non-urgent problems the same day or the next business day. Members receive prompt attention at their scheduled time with minimal wait.

Comprehensive Annual Wellness Exam appointments run 60 minutes. All other appointments run 30 minutes, allowing adequate time to address your health concerns with Dr. Tidman.

The practice participates with Medicare but does not enroll with commercial carriers or Medicare Advantage Plans. The practice provides patients with the documentation needed to file claims with their own insurance carrier independently.

Following a Comprehensive Annual Wellness Exam, Dr. Tidman provides each patient with a bound, personalized report detailing all test results and procedures in clear terms. Patients also receive a USB flash drive containing their current medical information for easy access while traveling.

Yes. Dr. Tidman gives members his personal cell phone number for urgent medical problems outside of regular office hours. m. m.

Yes, Blue Ridge Concierge Medicine offers telemedicine visits for members.

The practice serves patients in Fannin and Gilmer counties, including Morganton, Mineral Bluff, Cherry Log, and the broader northwest Georgia mountain community. The office sits at 101 Riverstone Vista, Suite 203, in Blue Ridge, GA.

Yes. Blue Ridge Concierge Medicine keeps its patient panel small to maintain a low patient-to-physician ratio. That limit allows Dr. Tidman to deliver a higher level of personal attention to each member.

Yes. Dr. Tidman holds privileges at Fannin Regional Hospital and Piedmont Mountainside Medical Center in Jasper, GA. He personally supervises hospital care for his patients and does not defer to a hospitalist service.