Dear Readers,
Doctor-patient interaction plays a crucial role in the health care delivery. This is often achieved on a one-on-one basis, where each patient interacts individually with the doctor or any health care professional. An alternate way to achieve this is through shared medical appointments (SMA). In shared medical appointments patients with similar chronic health conditions meet the doctor simultaneously, as a small group. While one patient is being examined and prescribed the others in the group get to observe and listen to the doctor patient interactions. SMA have been found be very useful in chronic health conditions like diabetes, obesity, cardiac care, hypertension, and even in chronic eye diseases like glaucoma. SMA can be advantageous in many aspects. Patients’ realization that they are not alone in their difficulties can reduce their anxiety. A desire to conform or excel in a group may spur them to adhere to the doctor's instructions. Thus SMAs for chronic diseases have the potential to serve as a catalyst for patient behaviour change. A shared appointment in effect brings a support group into the doctor’s office.
We are thankful to our librarian Mrs. Kumaragurupari for bringing out collections of web links on various aspects of SMA including the models for SMA, the pros and cons, cost factor, improving client engagement, peer to peer learning, putting SMA into practice, etc. We believe this will be very useful for all those dealing with chronic health care conditions. With warm regards
Dr. S. Kavitha Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry
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- UNDERSTANDING SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (SMA)
This article provide in detailed about SMA methods, benefits, models and outcomes.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND PATIENT-CENTRED EXPERIENCE: A MIXED-METHODS SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
In this review, we sought to better understand opportunities, barriers, and limitations to SMAs based on patient experience in the primary care context.
- GROUP VISITS (SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS)
This article describes the benefits of shared medical appointments.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS/GROUP VISITS
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) proven the group visit effective method for enhancing a patient’s self-care of chronic conditions, increasing patient satisfaction, and improving outcomes.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AIM TO SOLVE THE MAJOR ISSUES IN WESTERNIZED MEDICINE.
Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are healthcare visits in which a group of people meets together with their healthcare providers to discuss treatment and/or prevention of chronic disease.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (SMA)
This webpage gives the detailed information about shared medical appointments.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS: BENEFITS, COSTS, AND MORE
This article shared the benefits of Shared Medical Appointments.
- THE PROS AND CONS OF SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
This articles provides the benefit of SMA.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS: BENEFITS TO PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS
This articles provides how SMA help to improving patient education and satisfaction.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS – MORE POPULAR PARADIGM TO CUT COST & PROVIDE QUALITY CARE
This article provides detailed about why patients and doctor prefer SMA.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AN ADJUNCT FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA?
This article provides how shared medical appointments an adjunct for chronic disease management in Australia.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (SMAS)
This article provides how SMAs offer a way to bring a group of individuals with similar chronic medical conditions together for their appointments, allowing the entire group to meet with the doctor at the same time.
- CAN SHARED SERVICE DELIVERY INCREASE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT? A STUDY OF SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
This article shared how SMA service served in groups of patient.
- SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS FOR CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
This report summarize the effects of SMA on staff, patient, and economic outcomes and to evaluate whether the impact varied by clinical condition or specific intervention components.
- PEER-TO-PEER HEALTHCARE
This article provides how shared medical consultations can improve doctor and patient satisfaction.
- MEDICAL GROUP VISITS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
This SMA guide provide detailed about the Group Visits benefits, planning checklist etc.
- PERSONALIZED HEALTH PLANNING IN A SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
This manual providing details about how to deliver, personalized, proactive, patient-centred care in a group setting.
- REFLECTING ON A DECADE OF CONNECTING HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
This article pointed out the factors that are affecting SMA.
- SHARED SERVICE DELIVERY CAN INCREASE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY OF SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
This article describes about how shared service delivery models increase client engagement and enhance service performance.
- PUTTING GROUP VISITS INTO PRACTICE
This document represent up-to-date knowledge in the field and reflect the experiences of Mass General-affiliated clinicians who have tried a group visit model in their primary care practice.
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