Group medical appointments can help family physicians attend to quality-of-life issues, provide patient education and serve an aging population with complex medical needs. This presentation includes information about the two basic models for group visits and provides tips on implementing group visits in a family medicine practice.
Learning Objectives:
Group Medical Appointments
- Understand why you should consider adding group medical appointments to your practice.
- Explain the two basic models: CHCC & DIGMA.
- Identify variations: physicals & disease-specific.
- Discuss implementation, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and billing issues.
- Understand why group visits work.
CME Statement
-- AAFP members can receive up to 1 CME credit for this program.
Faculty Disclosures
-- Disclosure statements for all faculty appearing in this program.
CME for Members (Members Only)
-- Earn 1 credit online
