Stanford Health Partners: rationale and early experiences in establishing physician group visits and chronic disease self-management workshops.
Chronic disease is a major public health problem. The day-to-day management of a chronic illness requires accurate patient reporting and timely medical response. Patient group visits with the primary care physician and lay-led patient education workshops improve the provider-physician relationship, promote patient self-efficacy and self-management of chronic diseases, and facilitate positive health care outcomes. This article describes how group visits are being integrated into the clinical routine of a health care system.
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Stanford Health Partners, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D002140:California; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D004493:Education; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D009819:Office Visits; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011634:Public Health; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012648:Self Care