Often hailed as the future of primary care, what do patients think of the medical home?
The team-based approach has the potential to annoy patients, especially those who do not want to see multiple providers, or insist on seeing a physician.
However, access should improve for practices that adopt the medical home. I suspect that patients waiting months for an appointment, or those that need same-day urgent care appointments, would not mind seeing their personal physician.
A commenter suggests that those that object may be “politely told that maybe he should take his business and his medical needs elsewhere.”
topics: medical home, primary care
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I think medical homes are a good idea, and that most patients will prefer that model once it becomes a little more widespread. This is especially true for those with chronic illness, who should see some immediate benefits in terms of the efficiency of their care.
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