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» AAFP Resources: Group Visits (Shared Medical Appointments)
The AAFP offers a practical FAQ & Bullet-style exploration of Group Vists. A time-efficient way to get answers to common questions and acquire a basic understanding of the necessary preparations and actions.

» Group Visit Starter Kit
This excellent and very complete overview of group visits, created by the Group Health Cooperative and downloadable as a Word document from from the ICIC, offers everything from rationale to planning and implementation to coding and billing recommendations.

» The Finer Points of Group Visits
This PowerPoint presentation by Julie M. Schirmer, LCSW; Ed Shahady, MD; Brian Stello, MD and Lucy Candib, MD at FMDRL is an excellent primer for Group Medical Visits, including significant practical and useful information on differing models for visits, typical agendas and content as well as outcomes data and billing specifics.

» Roadmap for a Group Visit
Developed for a workshop at the 2006 STFM Predoctoral Education Conference, this MS Word document is a concise and instructive example of the "real world steps" necessary for a hypertension group visit, including a supplies list, objectives and a detailed sequence of activities. Download from FMDRL.

» Chronic Disease Management at Duke Family Medicine
This PowerPoint presentation available at FMDRL provides a detailed analysis of diabetes-focused group visits and self-care efforts in one practice, complete with time/energy and cost analyses. Available at Family Medicine Digital Resource Library.

» A Guide to Group Visits for Chronic Conditions Affected by Overweight and Obesity
The AAFP's Americans in Motion (AIM) initiative offers this step-by-step 16-page guide to conducting and getting paid for group visits for patients with chronic conditions directly related to overweight and obesity, including diabetes. Included are sample scripts for phone calls, sample invitation letters, confidentiality forms, checklists, and sample progress notes, as well as a "fitness inventory".

» Group Visit Consent Form
A prototype consent form and confidentiality agreement in Word document from the University of Virginia, available at Family Medicine Digital Resource Library.

» FPM Toolbox: Group Visit Resources
Encounter forms for nursing home group visits and diabetes-focused group visits, as well as a sample invitation letter for patients are offered at FPM's Web site.

» Competency-based Curriculum: Group Visits
Developed by a team of family medicine educators who are passionate about group medical visits, this resource will help you strategize, plan, and conduct group medical visits in primary care. Available at the FMDRL Web site.