Would you be interested in a care delivery model that could simultaneously increase
productivity, access, and efficiency; improve patient education, prevention, and chronic …

Background: Group medical visits (GMVs) have been proposed as a means of providing
comprehensive primary care services to patients with chronic disease. We studied the …

Objectives: Chronic health conditions are a major challenge to the health care system.
Medical Group Visits (MGVs) are a valuable health care delivery model used in a variety of …

BACKGROUND: Team-based practice in primary care has been advocated for improved
access, quality, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency of primary health care services, but there is …

Team-based primary care offers a wide range of health services to patients by using
interdisciplinary health care providers committed to delivering comprehensive, coordinated …

Purpose: The group visit model has emerged as one possible solution to problems posed by
the limitations of current structures of care and the demands of a growing chronic illness …

In this article, I examine group medical visits, a clinic-based intervention that aims to improve
patient health by combining clinical care, health education and peer support. Research …

As the patient-centered medical home model emerges as a key vehicle to improve the
quality of health care and to control costs, the experience of Seattle-based Group Health …

There is strong evidence for clinical benefits of group medical visits (GMVs)(also known as
shared medical appointments) for prenatal care, diabetes, chronic pain, and a wide range of …

Methods: This study employed a mixed-method research design (qualitative and quantitative
data collection techniques) through day-long focus groups of primary healthcare …