what makes us different
Whole Person Care: Bridging Health and Home
At Tennessee Community Resource Network (TCRN), Whole Person Care means caring for the whole person—not just the condition. We believe that every library, front porch, clinic, and coffee table can become part of healing when healthcare and human connection come together.
Why It Matters
Many times, health systems can only treat the symptoms—not effect change needed to address the root cause. At TCRN, we recognize how challenges like housing insecurity, transportation barriers, mental health, or food access can affect someone’s well-being just as much as any medical diagnosis. Whole Person Care means removing those barriers, starting inside clinics and extending out to neighborhoods, schools, and community centers. When care is seamless and rooted in partnership, people can finally move forward—not just get by.
Data-driven Verifiable Results
TCRN data-driven approach ensures that every avenue of potential risk factors for our clients are assessed and addressed, achieving the best overall health care outcomes possible. Utilizing the TCRN platform, each client need is evaluated by a care team representing the area’s foremost medical practices and social service providers. This care team will share and coordinate an individualized care plan using TCRN’s closed-looped, HIPAA compliant referral network, tracking the client’s progress in all needed interventions and increasing opportunities for greater overall success.
Whole Patient Care in Action
Imagine a family struggling to manage asthma while living in a home with mold. Instead of just adjusting inhalers, TCRN helps clinic staff evaluate housing conditions, coordinating home assessments, and arrange to address issues through resident services. That’s Whole Patient Care: not just treating symptoms, but supporting environments that let people breathe easier.
Why Choose TCRN’s Whole Patient Care?
Because at TCRN, care doesn’t stop at prescriptions. It’s about linking clinics to kitchens, therapists to transportation, compassion to community. We bring people and systems together so that when someone needs help, they find an entire network ready to support the patient at their fingertips ensuring efficiency and less strain on all care givers.
Our Pillars of Whole Patient Care
Shared Coordination
We’re built on real connections. Clinics, nonprofits, social workers and community health workers coming together to share referrals, updates, and solutions so that no one falls through the cracks.
One Platform, Many Voices
TCRN’s innovative tools allows for the compilation of medical data, available social support interventions and partner-managed updates into a clear, shared view so that teams can act efficiently and confidently.
Grounded in Community
We are Tennessee-created and Tennessee-proud. From rural Appalachia to urban neighborhoods, our approach adapts to the individual community with unique mapping resources, matching available local services, and a system of continuity ensuring help is delivered in a timely manner.
Respect and Privacy
Our HIPAA compliant, data-sharing only happens with the patient’s consent. Each patient/client remain in control of what is shared with the individual care team. Trust is always our baseline.
Flexible, Responsive Tools
We don’t build systems – our communities do. Our customizable platform molds to each communities workflows, terminology, and culture to ensure a comprehensive system of care.
Built To Make Real Change
Patient-Centered Design:
Every dashboard, referral form, and alert is shaped for clarity, care, and quick action.
Closed-looped Referrals:
We ensure when someone is connected to a need service, a member of their individual care team is notified and can confirm the need was met quickly and efficiently. This keeps the entire care team for the individual in the “loop” ensuring the best outcomes possible for the patient/client.
Sustainable from Start:
With outcomes tracking and alignment to funding practices, TCRN helps support long-term initiatives that last beyond pilot programs.
Scalable and Human:
TCRN grows with your team—whether you’re a small rural clinic or a multi-agency urban collaboration—our team can provide your organization with unique tools that reflect your vision, values, and voice.