The Innovation of Shared Medical Appointments

Harvard Vanguard has been fortunate to implement its shared medical appointment program under the leadership of Dr. Ed Noffsinger, Phd. Dr. Noffsinger pioneered this innovative approach to patient care in the mid 1990s and since then has helped dozens of leading healthcare organizations implement group medical appointment programs. For more information about starting up a group medical appointment program, please contact:

Debra Prescott
Manager of Shared Medical Appointment Program
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
617-559-8048 
debra_prescott@vmed.org

Running Group Visits in Your Practice
by Ed Noffsinger, MD
In this landmark book, Dr. Noffsinger – the recognized authority on group visits- details the history, purpose and supporting research on group visits. Beginning with his own story of how the group visit model arose out of his needs as a patient, Dr. Noffsinger explains how group visits enable clinicians to provide higher quality, more satisfactory medical care to their patients. The group visit approach is an innovative win/win solution in that patients experience greater access to care and more quality time with their providers; while clinicians, supported by a multidisciplinary team, are able to work smarter not harder, and can focus on the patient and their medical care. This book details the construct of the current group visit models, how to implement them in your practice, and how to make it a success for patients and physicians alike. This book can be purchased through Springer.com.