The Ideal Medical Practice Model: Improving Efficiency, Quality and the Doctor-Patient Relationship - September 2007 - Family Practice Management

The Ideal Medical Practice Model: Improving Efficiency, Quality and the Doctor-Patient Relationship - September 2007 - Family Practice Management: "What do you get when you mix low overhead with high technology and wrap it around an excellent physician-patient relationship? You get an ideal medical practice - a practice model designed to enhance doctor-patient relationships, increase face-to-face time between doctors and patients, reduce physician workloads, instill patients with a sense of responsibility for their health and cut wasted dollars from the entire system. The model encompasses the ideal micro practice model, which focuses on optimizing the smallest functional work unit capable of delivering excellent care: the solo doctor, even without any staff. The key principles ideal medical practices pursue are high-quality, patient-centered, collaborative care; unfettered access and continuity; and extreme efficiency."