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Panel Size Expansion in the Medical Home

on November 17, 2010  |  Permalink

Topics: Medical Home, Physician Issues, Organizational Models, Workforce, Practice Transformation

Despite a popular perception equating medical homes with smaller panel sizes, odds are that most medical home sites will have to find ways to treat more patients than the typical primary care site does today. That doesn't mean the medical home can't deliver greater sustainability from the provider perspective, as well as more meaningful patient interactions. It just means that for most sites, the key levers will be increased IT use, interdisciplinary team approaches, and an expanded role for advanced practice practitioners -- not long-term panel size reductions.

 

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