You've probably heard about the new model of care described in the Future of Family Medicine report. Fair warning: Patients love it!
That's because the new model of care contains what patients want and need. Check out "Patients confirm appeal of FFM project's 'new model' of care" for details on patient focus group responses to the new model. For a description of the model itself, see the FFM report at http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/2/suppl_1/s3.
The FFM new model of care provides a toolbox by which family doctors can assess their practices; learn where they have been leaders; and discover innovations that boost the quality of their patient care and, in turn, their business success.
Many FPs are already well down the road toward this new model of care. With " First in a series -- Family physicians, their patients benefit when new model of care becomes reality," FP Report launches a series of articles that visits the practices of some of these FPs -- showing what they've done, how it's worked, tips to help you implement the new model of care and ideas for easing the transition. Among the topics to be covered in the series: electronic health record systems, open access scheduling, teamwork and group visits.
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