Family Team Care Articles

"Anderson's primary care practice has become a model for doing what "can't be done:" increasing patient numbers, satisfaction and quality of care while also increasing nurse and physician job satisfaction and income, without raising fees." RN Advance | Read More...

"Unlike most primary-care doctors, Anderson and his team take ample time to counsel patients, guide them through lifestyle changes, and monitor chronic conditions with frequent checkups."

"In a new approach to the clinical visit called family team care, one of the authors (Peter Anderson, MD) has created a practice that epitomizes highest and best use staffing. The results have been extraordinary. The team care approach has improved professional satisfaction with practice, quality of care, documentation and financial performance. It has increased patient visit volume while raising patient satisfaction. It has even increased job satisfaction for the nurses. Here's how it works."

"Patient-centered medical homes provide more access than a typical doctor's office. Anderson can often see his patients the day they call. That's largely unheard of in the industry"

"Donna English has worked with Dr. Anderson for 11 years and under his team care approach for seven. 'When I first started, I performed typical medical assisting tasks and I enjoyed them, but now I’m pushed to a new level. Patients are intelligent and deserve quality care, so I have to always be on my toes.'"

On March 12, 2012 the American Board of Internal Medicine held a meeting culminating a three year research project titled "Primary Care Innovation: Improving the Efficiency and Appeal of Practice". The purpose of this project was to find current innovations in primary care in the U.S. and Canada that would restore "joy" to the day to day practice of primary care. A very novel idea - having real joy in the daily routine of primary care!