Guide to Tobacco Cessation Group Visits

Group visits were identified in the Future of Family Medicine project as one of the ten features that have a direct effect on practices. The project estimated that group visits have the potential to generate $15,411 per physician per year.¹

There are several models for group medical visits. The Cooperative Health Care Clinic concept, which was developed by Kaiser Colorado, as well as the High Risk Cohort model developed by Masley et al,³ have been proven effective for chronic care patients and are the basis for this guide.

Group visits include a group educational session plus most components of individual visits, including one-on-one medical evaluations conducted by a physician or nurse practitioner.

A group visit is NOT a class or group therapy session.