Shared medical visits are a new concept in patient care. Doctors perform a series of one-on-one patient encounters in a group setting during a 90-minute visit and manage and advise each patient in front of the others. Patients benefit from improved access to their physician and significantly increased education, while providers can boost their access and productivity without increasing hours. Such group visits are voluntary and for established patients only. OU'RE IN A BUSY PRACTICE-so busy that the next available appointment for a physical examination is 6 months away. Your established patients complain about the difficulty in getting to see you. Despite the busy practice, the budget is stretched thin, and you and your colleagues often put in extra hours. What can be done to help patients gain access and keep physicians from burning out? An increasing number of medical practices are looking to a new concept: shared medical appointments. We will describe The CREDIT CME FOR COURSE information and brochure, call 800-762-8173 or 216-444-5696. ASTERISKS mark courses sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Florida: Call toll free 866-293-7866 ext. 55490 or fax 954-659-5491.
Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are a new way to deliver woman-focused interdisciplinary care for midlife women. SMAs are a series of one physician to one patient encounters with other patient observers. The women's health physician addresses each woman's unique medical needs individually but in the context of a shared setting. The major focus is on delivering individual medical care with the benefits of additional time spent educating women patients and answering questions.
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