Invitation to formally join the group

[Guest guest]

,

The information on Gordon’s website

is great for me, the only thing would be to add my

e-mail address (drbrady@...).

Answers to your questions:

1) Brady

2) MD

3) Family Practice

4) Urban

5) Solo

6) 2 (Myself and one LPN)

7) Yes, e-MDs

8) Yes (except for the one other employee). Opened 4/28/03

9) Yes

10) Only family members and members of the immediate area

11) 10

12) 2

13) Salaried with bonuses (Business set up as an S-Corp)

14) The Village Doctor

15) 10222 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601

16) www.familydoctor.org/thevillagedoctor

17) drbrady@...

Thanks for compiling this information!!

[Guest guest]

> If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the

> following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to

> publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have

> patients who move and want to find a new doctor:

> 1. Your name

A. Scroggins

> 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

MD

> 3. Medical specialty, if any?

Family Medicine

> 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

> etc.)?

Rural

> 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

> not solo?

Solo

> 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

> etc)?

One employee, receptionist, billing

> 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

Amazing Charts

> 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

> did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

Opened 2/2/04

> 9. Do you use open access scheduling?

yes

> 10. Accepting new patients?

yes

> 11. Total number of years in practice?

10 years

> 12. How long in current practice?

12.5 months

> 13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

self employed

> 14. Your practice name?

A. Scroggins, MD, Inc.

> 15. Your practice address and phone number?

> 16. Your practice website address?

www.Dr-Tim.com VERY basic as I haven't taken the time to work on it.

> 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

> it out.

timscroggins@...

>

> Thanks!

>

> Seto

>

> P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

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[Guest guest]

> 1. Your name:

Brock

> 2. Degree: D.O.

> 3. Medical specialty:

Family Medicine

> 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

> etc.):

Rural

> 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

> not solo:

Solo

> 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

> etc)?

One part-time receptionist, my wife covers other half days & does all

billing.

> 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

Alteer Office

> 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

> did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

Pseudo-Gordon model, opened 04/2004. I am solo with " lower " overhead

but not " one room, one doctor. "

> 9. Do you use open access scheduling?

Yes

> 10. Accepting new patients?

Yes

> 11. Total number of years in practice?

1 year

> 12. How long in current practice?

1 year

> 13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

self employed

> 14. Your practice name?

Brock, D.O., LLC

> 15. Your practice address and phone number?

99 West Second Street London OH 43140

> 16. Your practice website address?

www.familydoctor.org/davidbrockdo

> 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

> it out.

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[Guest guest]

Here is our info for the database:

1. Mark K. Stine

2. MD

3. Family Practice

4. urban/suburban

5. solo

6. zero, officially (my wife, a medical assistant, will be working with me)

7. NextGen to be implemented

8. yes, planning to open 8-1-05

9. we plan to use open access scheduling

10. will only accept new patients on a case by case basis (family member of current patient, close personal friend, etc.); I anticipate taking a large number of my current patients.

11. 22 years as of July, 2005

12. (almost 14 years in my current practice)

13. will be self-employed

14. M.D. Healthcare, LLC

15. tentatively 6820 Parkdale Place, Suite 110, Indianapolis, Indiana 46254 (no phone number as yet)

16. no practice website as yet (we are planning to implement one)

17. (will leave blank)

Mark K. Stine, MD (and Debra J. Stine, MA)

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I have been quietly lurking in the background. I know nothing about

writing or applying for grants, so this is all very interesting, and I am

interested in getting involved in some way. Great work so far to all who

have been participating

Here is my info

1. M. Lee

2. MD

3 Family Medicine

4. suburban, urban

5. solo ( 1 physician)

6. No staff

7. EMR used is Alteer

8. Gordon Model since April 2003. I practice in the room next door to

him.

9. yes open acess

10. Limited but mostly closed now.

11. practicing 14 years

12. almost 2 years in the solo practice

13. self employed, I work part -time

14. WellSpring Family Medicine

15. 1644 Monroe Ave.

Rochester, NY 14618

585 271- 8660

16. www.alteer.com/wellspringfamilymedicine

17. mleemd@...

Invitation to formally join the group

>

> To everyone in the listserve:

> As was discussed in the telephone conference call tonight, it would be

> helpful to know how many of " us " there are. There are some on the

> e-mail listserve that post often, some who post occasionally and

> probably many who read the posts but haven't posted any messages. While

> we don't have a formal name for our group yet, we seem to share the

> same desire to improve the practice of medicine through a practice

> model that maximizes the time spent with patients and limits practice

> expenses.

>

> Therefore, we are asking members of the group to stand up and be

> counted, so we can better define what it is we do and what makes our

> kind of medical practices different from the mainstream practice

> models. I have already begun compiling a list of people who have posted

> in this listserve, which is available on Gordon 's practice

> website: http://www.idealhealthnetwork.com/OtherProviders.html (click

> on " Cutting Edge Doctor List " ). If there is information here that is

> erroneous, or that you'd like removed, please let me know.

>

> If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the

> following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to

> publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have

> patients who move and want to find a new doctor:

> 1. Your name

> 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

> 3. Medical specialty, if any?

> 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

> etc.)?

> 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

> not solo?

> 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

> etc)?

> 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

> 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

> did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

> 9. Do you use open access scheduling?

> 10. Accepting new patients?

> 11. Total number of years in practice?

> 12. How long in current practice?

> 13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

> 14. Your practice name?

> 15. Your practice address and phone number?

> 16. Your practice website address?

> 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

> it out.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Seto

>

> P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

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[Guest guest]

> 1. Stacey , MD

> 2. MD

> 3. Family Medicine

> 4. suburban

> 5. Solo

> 6. 0

> 7. e-clinical works

> 8. Yes - started 3/04

> 9. not really - part-time - although I get most patients in on the next

day I work

> 10. Yes

> 11. 6 yrs

> 12. 1 yr

> 13. Self-employed

> 14. Stacey , MD

> 15. As of 5/1/05, I am moving to 6560 9th Ave N, St sburg, FL 33710

> 16. none yet

> 17. no public email yet

18. Someone suggested adding this - I work part-time 2.5 days/wk

>

> Thanks!

>

> Seto

>

> P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

>

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[Guest guest]

I tend to lurk quietly in the background, like some other folks. Mainly

because I continue to work in a community clinic half time, and my practice

is starting to grow at a pretty good rate - keeping me quite busy.

> 1. Your name

M. Wilterding

> 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

M.D.

> 3. Medical specialty, if any?

Family Medicine

> 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

> etc.)?

urban

> 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

> not solo?

solo

> 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

> etc)?

one part time MA/receptionist

> 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

yes - Praxis

> 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

> did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

yes, started 6/1/04

> 9. Do you use open access scheduling?

yes, but find it challenging while still part-time

> 10. Accepting new patients?

yes

> 11. Total number of years in practice?

2

> 12. How long in current practice?

8 months

> 13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

self-employed

> 14. Your practice name?

M. Wilterding, M.D., LLC

> 15. Your practice address and phone number?

2741 Indian School Rd. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

, ext. 175

> 16. Your practice website address?

none

> 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

> it out.

Doc@...

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[Guest guest]

,

Here is my info:

1. & 2. Ewing , M.D.

3.Family Practice, ABFM

4.Rural

5.Solo

6.1 employee: receptionist, has MA, but will mainly do front office and

billing stuff.

7.EMR not chosen at this time, but I will let you know. Plan to be paperless.

8.Open June 2005

9.Open access

10.Accepting new patients, but do have established pt population to bring with

me.

11.seven years in practice(since end of residency)

12.In this order:Private practice 2 years in traditional group, urgent care x

4 years, CHC x 1 year

13.Self employed

14.Mountain View Family HealthCare, P.C.

15.2530 Colorado Avenue, Ste 2C, Durango CO 81301

16.Web site not up yet

17.Do not have public email yet.

[Guest guest]

Hey, all. I'm relatively new to the group but have posted once or twice.

Can we be a Society? I like the ring of " Society of Throwback Physicians "

or " Old Model New Ideals Society " (OMNIS). Anyway, it's fun to watch this

all happen. Like I said earlier, I'd like to see our work here fuel the

arguement fro increased reimbursement for primary care. I can see the

headline, " Less Barriers, Better Outcomes "

1. Your name

ph Cooney

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

MD

3. Medical specialty, if any?

Family Practice

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

etc.)?

rural

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

not solo?

solo

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)?

1-receptionist/billing

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

Planning soon; looking for the right fit

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

yes x 6 mos

9. Do you use open access scheduling?

modified

10. Accepting new patients?

yes

11. Total number of years in practice?

1.5yrs

12. How long in current practice?

6 months

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

self employed

14. Your practice name?

Stockbridge Family Medicine

15. Your practice address and phone number?

1 Maple street po 238

Stockbridge MA 10262

16. Your practice website address?

none yet

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address?

No public one

[Guest guest]

1. Your name-- Torquato

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other? MD

3. Medical specialty, if any? FP

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

etc.)? Rural

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

not solo? Solo Office

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)? 1 receptionist,

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one? Yes,

Logician

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when? Yes,

Since 2002, I use a Low overhead, open access,model with same day

appointments, Cell phone number to parents of peds patients only. 30

minute appointments. 12 patients per day max. EMR with built in search

function to act as patient registry. Preventive care for USPSTF A and B

rec. offered to every patient, every visit.

9. Do you use open access scheduling? Yes. 6 hours of patient contact

with 2 hours of buffer at the end of the day in case of increased need.

10. Accepting new patients? Yes

11. Total number of years in practice? 6.5

12. How long in current practice? 5

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried? Salaried, church owned practice

14. Your practice name? Community Health Care of the Palouse.

15. Your practice address and phone number? 1256 SE Bishop Blvd. Pullman

WA Suite I 99163

16. Your practice website address? www.community-health.com,

www.medicinemeetsministry.com

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

it out. jtorquato1@...

Invitation to formally join the group

To everyone in the listserve:

As was discussed in the telephone conference call tonight, it would be

helpful to know how many of " us " there are. There are some on the

e-mail listserve that post often, some who post occasionally and

probably many who read the posts but haven't posted any messages. While

we don't have a formal name for our group yet, we seem to share the

same desire to improve the practice of medicine through a practice

model that maximizes the time spent with patients and limits practice

expenses.

Therefore, we are asking members of the group to stand up and be

counted, so we can better define what it is we do and what makes our

kind of medical practices different from the mainstream practice

models. I have already begun compiling a list of people who have posted

in this listserve, which is available on Gordon 's practice

website: http://www.idealhealthnetwork.com/OtherProviders.html (click

on " Cutting Edge Doctor List " ). If there is information here that is

erroneous, or that you'd like removed, please let me know.

If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the

following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to

publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have

patients who move and want to find a new doctor:

1. Your name

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

3. Medical specialty, if any?

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

etc.)?

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

not solo?

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)?

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when? 9. Do

you use open access scheduling? 10. Accepting new patients? 11. Total

number of years in practice? 12. How long in current practice? 13.

Self-employed, partner or salaried? 14. Your practice name? 15. Your

practice address and phone number? 16. Your practice website address?

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

it out.

Thanks!

Seto

P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

[Guest guest]

I am hoping to start my practice this

summer when I finish my chief resident year. Here is my info:

1. Clemensen

2. M.D.

3. Family Medicine

4. Small city Suburban

5. Solo

6. No employees

7. Amazing Charts

8. Plan on starting August/ Sept 05

9. I will use open access- hopefully

online with Microsoft Appointment Manager

10. Accepting new patients in August

11. Fresh as a daisy just out of

residency

12. Currently an R4 Chief resident

13. Intend Self employment

14. Clemensen Family Medicine

15. address is pending in

Canandaigua, New York. Phone : (this is my VOIP

internet phone)

16. www.clemensenfamilymedicine.com

– currently under construction

17. scott@...

From: Seto

Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005

1:44 AM

To:

Subject:

Invitation to formally join the group

To everyone in the listserve:

As was discussed in the telephone conference call

tonight, it would be

helpful to know how many of " us " there

are. There are some on the

e-mail listserve that post often, some who post

occasionally and

probably many who read the posts but haven't

posted any messages. While

we don't have a formal name for our group yet, we

seem to share the

same desire to improve the practice of medicine

through a practice

model that maximizes the time spent with patients

and limits practice

expenses.

Therefore, we are asking members of the group to

stand up and be

counted, so we can better define what it is we do

and what makes our

kind of medical practices different from the

mainstream practice

models. I have already begun compiling a list of

people who have posted

in this listserve, which is available on Gordon

's practice

website: http://www.idealhealthnetwork.com/OtherProviders.html

(click

on " Cutting Edge Doctor List " ). If there

is information here that is

erroneous, or that you'd like removed, please let

me know.

If you would like to be counted, please reply to

this email with the

following information and I will capture it. It is

also a way for us to

publicize our practices to each other, since every

now and then we have

patients who move and want to find a new doctor:

1. Your name

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

3. Medical specialty, if any?

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural,

hospital-based, research,

etc.)?

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do

you work with, if

not solo?

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN,

PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)?

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software?

Which one?

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice

model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a

practice, when?

9. Do you use open access scheduling?

10. Accepting new patients?

11. Total number of years in practice?

12. How long in current practice?

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

14. Your practice name?

15. Your practice address and phone number?

16. Your practice website address?

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you

don't wish to give

it out.

Thanks!

Seto

P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a

few more questions.

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I would like to me counted Since I am small i get to say I AM

standing up!

MD

Family practice board certifiedx 2 or 3 times

rural foothills western MAine

solo opening part time 5/1/05 and fulltime 6/1/05

0 employees

WElford Chart notes from medcom INformation sysytems

open access( already do that in a traditional practice)

yes taking LOTS of new patients

18 years in practice -ouch I feel old

n/a

self employed

MD

105 Mt Blue Circle Suite 2

207 778 -3313 fax 207 778 -3544

no e mail address yet

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Best regards,

mailto:jantonucci.rockomeka@...

[Guest guest]

Hello , missed a question

Yes i will be doing exactly the gordon moore model

i bet he types better 'n me though !

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Best regards,

mailto:jantonucci.rockomeka@...

[Guest guest]

Count me too!

1. K. Boyce

2. M.D

3. Family medicine

4. Suburban

5. Solo

6. none

7. Yes, Chartware

8. Using Gordon's model

9.Open acess scheduling

10. Not accepting new patients

11. Total years in practice, 7

12. 10 months in this style of practice.

13. Self employed

14, K. Boyce M.D.

15. 3355-E Briarfield Blvd. Maumee, Ohio. 43537.

16. VBoyce@...

Re: Invitation to formally join the group

> If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the > following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to > publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have > patients who move and want to find a new doctor:> 1. Your name A. Scroggins> 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?MD> 3. Medical specialty, if any?Family Medicine> 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research, > etc.)?Rural> 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if > not solo?Solo> 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist, > etc)?One employee, receptionist, billing > 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?Amazing Charts> 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when > did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?Opened 2/2/04> 9. Do you use open access scheduling?yes> 10. Accepting new patients?yes> 11. Total number of years in practice?10 years> 12. How long in current practice?12.5 months> 13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?self employed> 14. Your practice name? A. Scroggins, MD, Inc.> 15. Your practice address and phone number?> 16. Your practice website address?www.Dr-Tim.com VERY basic as I haven't taken the time to work on it.> 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give > it out.timscroggins@...> > Thanks!> > Seto> > P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.> > > > > >

[Guest guest]

1. Your nameGEORDIE THOMSON,M.D.

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other? M.D.

3. Medical specialty, if any? FAMILY MEDICINE

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

etc.)?TOWN OFFICE

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

not solo? SOLO

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)?1/4

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?AC

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?TRYING

9. Do you use open access scheduling?NO

10. Accepting new patients?YES

11. Total number of years in practice?20

12. How long in current practice?2YRS

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?SELF

14. Your practice name?GEORDIE THOMSON,M.D.

15. Your practice address and phone number?69 MAIN STREET PETERBOROUGH,NH

16. Your practice website address?NOT UP YET

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

it out.NOT AVAILABLE

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[Guest guest]

Elise will be opening in August 2005 after residency. We will be following a mostly model. Thanks for compling the list.

Ernie Leland

1. Your name Elise Leland 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other? M.D. 3. Medical specialty, if any? Family Practice 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research, etc.)? Urban 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if not solo? Solo 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist, etc)? None 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one? Probably e-MD's 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when? August 2005 9. Do you use open access scheduling? Yes 10. Accepting new patients? Yes (In August)11. Total number of years in practice? 12. How long in current practice?13. Self-employed, partner or salaried? Self-employed in S-Corp 14. Your practice name? Orchards Famly Medicine 15. Your practice address and phone number? 16. Your practice website address?17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give it out.Thanks! SetoP.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

[Guest guest]

Therefore, we are asking members of the group to stand up and be counted, so we can better define what it is we do and what makes our kind of medical practices different from the mainstream practice models. I have already begun compiling a list of people who have posted in this listserve, which is available on Gordon 's practice website: http://www.idealhealthnetwork.com/OtherProviders.html (click on "Cutting Edge Doctor List"). If there is information here that is erroneous, or that you'd like removed, please let me know.If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have patients who move and want to find a new doctor:1. Your name[Dr. Annie Skaggs] 2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other? MD 3. Medical specialty, if any? FP 4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research, etc.)?Small city, 250K, in town, on hospital campus 5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if not solo? Solo 6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist, etc)? one nursing student about 9-12 hrs per week, and my 17 year old daughter about 6-9 hrs per week 7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? yes Which one?Healthmatics from A4 8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? Yes If yes, when did you start? started incompletely in July 2002, went whole hog as of 12/3/04 Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?9. Do you use open access scheduling Yup 10. Accepting new patients? NO 11. Total number of years in practice?] 4 1/2 out of residency 12. How long in current practice? self employed 2 1/2 years; completely solo 2 1/2 months

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?Self14. Your practice name?Fayette Family Medicine 15. Your practice address and phone number? 1780 ville Rd. Ste 604 Lexington KY 40503 16. Your practice website address? Don't have this yet, but my book about building websites came fromAmazon today 17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give it out. I only have one, and I don't mind you guys having it, but don't make a regular habit of emailing with patients, just because if I'm swamped, the email goes to the bottom of the pile. askaggs@...Thanks! SetoP.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

[Guest guest]

Hi-

Am mostly a lurker, but have been following this process with interest. I have been trying to do something similar to Gordon for 5 years now. I have recently moved my office, so the info on Gordon's website needs to be updated:

New office address: 6214 Thornton Ave., Newark, CA 94560 (only the # has changed)

New phone: .

The answers to your questions are: 1. Your name

R.

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other? M.D., M.P.H.

3. Medical specialty, if any? Family Practice

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research, etc.)? Suburban - town of 40,000 in the SF Bay Area

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if not solo? Solo

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist, etc)?

1 MA, 1 receptionist (retiring in June - plan not to replace), 1 part-time billing person (1 day/week)

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one? SOAPware

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when? Very similar philosophy - started 11/99

9. Do you use open access scheduling? We preschedule, but always have same day appts avail - usually at least half of appts are same-day

10. Accepting new patients? Yes

11. Total number of years in practice? 13 1/2

12. How long in current practice? 5

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried? self

14. Your practice name? Newark Familycare

15. Your practice address and phone number? 6214 Thornton Ave., Suite A, Newark, CA 94560

16. Your practice website address? haven't kept up

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give it out. Newarkfamilycare@...Thanks for compiling this list. I also vote for 's mission statement.

R. , M.D., M.P.H.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn,

Your set up sounds a lot like mine except I'm using

ACharts for billing too. How much time does EZ Claim

require? How difficult is it to do your own billing?

Are you part time?

Gwen Hanson

--- lynn ho wrote:

> 1)Name: Lynn Ho

> 2)Degree: MD

> 3)Specialty: Family Practice, University of

> Rochester FP program, finished

> 1989

> 4)Practice setting: suburban

> 5)Solo

> 6)0 employees

> 7)Using Amazing Charts for EMR, scheduling and bill

> generating; and EZClaim

> for billing; wireless, laptop; mostly paperless

> 8)Gordon type practice (actually modeled

> practice on a local FP who

> did a similar low overhead practice before Gordon

> )

> 9)Use mix open access and prescheduled appointments

> 10)Accepting new patients, opened current practice

> with 0 10/04, now have

> 160, prob will stop around ?500

> 11)Total number of years in practice 16

> 12)Current practice- 4.5 months

> 13)Self-employed; also doing some shifts at

> university health center to pay

> the bills

> 14)Practice name: North Kingstown Family Practice

> 15)Practice info: located at 320 St.,

> Suite 203, North Kingstown,

> RI 02852

> 16)Practice website: using Medfusion AAFP basic (

> and my info is not

> completely UTD, considering paying to get into it to

> change it...)

> nkfp.familydoctors.net

> 17)Public email address: nkfpdoc@...

>

> Thanks!

> Lynn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 01:44 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote:

>1. Your name

L. Gordon

>2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

MD

>3. Medical specialty, if any?

Family Medicine

>4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research,

>etc.)?

Urban/suburban

>5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if

>not solo?

Solo

>6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist,

>etc)?

1 RN

>7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

Alteer

>8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when

>did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

Yes. 2/26/01

>9. Do you use open access scheduling?

Yes

>10. Accepting new patients?

No

>11. Total number of years in practice?

12

>12. How long in current practice?

4 yrs

>13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

Self

>14. Your practice name?

Ideal Medical Care of Brighton

>15. Your practice address and phone number?

1644 Monroe Avenue

Rochester NY 14618

>16. Your practice website address?

www.idealhealthnetwork.com

>17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give

>it out.

gmoore@...

[Guest guest]

lynn ho wrote:

1)Name: by Abby Warshowsky ( I am the spouse/office manager, 1 of the 2 employees, in house legal guesser and have been on this listserve since its inception) The following info. applies to .2)Degree: MD3)Specialty: Family Practice 4)Practice setting: South Texas small town? 5)Solo6)2 employees7) ELINICALWORKS post ALTEER8)Started out prior to practiceimprovement listserve so the overhead was already too high, but as the debt gets paid down and leases run, we will be moving more and more towards the Gordon model. We just keep trying to downsize.9)open access 10)Yes11)Total number of years in practice 4.6 years12)Current practice- 2.4

years 13)Self-employed including unassigned call at the hospital. It is paid call plus new patients until the debt recedes. 14)Practice name: A. , M.D., P.A., Family Practice15)Practice info: located at 802 S. Loop 499, Suite #4 Harlingen, Texas 78550

[Guest guest]

Invitation to formally join the group

If you would like to be counted, please reply to this email with the following information and I will capture it. It is also a way for us to publicize our practices to each other, since every now and then we have patients who move and want to find a new doctor:1. Your name

Rian D. Mintek2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?

MD3. Medical specialty, if any?

Family Practice4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural, hospital-based, research, etc.)?

small town (rural)5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do you work with, if not solo?

Solo6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN, PA, MA, receptionist, etc)?

One paid (LPN - four days/wk) One unpaid (or, rather, who shares

income w/ me: a, my wife, is the office and business manager7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software? Which one?

Yes. Alteer.8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice model? If yes, when did you start? Or if you are planning to start a practice, when?

Yes, a and I even visited Gordon in his office several months

before we started. Opened our doors on 7/23/039. Do you use open access scheduling?

Yes10. Accepting new patients?

Yes11. Total number of years in practice?

2412. How long in current practice?

almost 20 months13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?

self-employed14. Your practice name?

Downtown Allegan Family Practice15. Your practice address and phone number?

300 Chestnut Street

Allegan, MI 49010 16. Your practice website address?

We don't have one yet.17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you don't wish to give it out.

mintek@...Thanks! SetoP.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a few more questions.

[Guest guest]

I'm more or less a lurker in this group as I keep

myself rather busy with my clinic.

1) Name: Chen

2) Degree: MD

3) Specialty: Family Practice, Hennepin County

Medical Center FP

Residency program, 2003

4) Practice setting: Urban

5) Solo

6) Number of employees? None, technically. My wife

is co-owner of the practice and she does the

scheduling, billing, and accounting.

7) Do you use Electronic Medical Record software?

Which one? Amazing Charts for EMR and scheduling; and

Medrium for billing. ActiveFax for paperless faxing

and all paper documents are scanned into PDF format

with a Microtek Scanmaker 5950 (automatic document

feeder). Labs are coordinated with Quest Diagnostics

electronically. I use a tablet PC embedded with

various macros I programmed which help with speeding

up documentation with Amazing Charts.

8) Are you using a Gordon -type of practice

model? Yes, since the beginning in April, 2004.

9) Do you use open access scheduling? Mix of open

access and prescheduled appointments.

10) Accepting new patients? Yes. Over the past 9

months, I have 244 patients. I plan to close my panel

at about 500.

11) Total number of years in practice? 1.5 years

12) Current practice - 9 months

13) Self-employed; also doing some shifts at an

urgent care center.

14) Practice name: About Family Health

15) Practice info: 819 SE on, Suite 275,

Portland, OR 97214

Telephone: , Fax

16) Practice website: www.aboutfamilyhealth.com; it

is still in the works (I'm programming a Flash website

which is slowly on its way to completion).

17) Public email address: aboutfamilyhealth@...

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

1) Name: J Weber

2) Degree: MD

3) Specialty: Family Practice

4) Practice setting: Urban

5) Solo

6) Number of employees? Two. My

office manager/billing/marketing/scheduling/receptionist and her assistant

7) Do you use Electronic Medical Record

software?

Which one? Medinotes/Medrium/fujitsu 4120

scanner/Toshiba tablet/clie/Samsung pocket PC, Bluetooth enabled Prius/

8) Are you using a Gordon -type of practice

model? Kind of—My practice is limited to

housecalls only

9) Do you use open access scheduling? No.

Home visits must be carefully scheduled although I will see pts on emergency

basis anytime

10) Accepting new patients? Yes and

no. I am the only home care physician in Memphis right now and am

looking to expand as there is a tremendous need for this service. Anyone

who knows of a physician or NP/PA, let me know!

11) Total number of years in practice?

alot

12) Current practice – 2 years

13) Self-employed

14) Practice name: Housecall Family

Practice, PC

15) Practice info:

16) Practice website: www.memphishousecalls.com

17) Public email address: doctor@...

J Weber, MD

Housecall Family

Practice

doctor@...

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks for updating the list. I

wanted to also update my info.

A. Eads, M.D.

Pinnacle Family Medicine, PLLC

phone fax

P.O. Box 7275

Woodland Park, CO 80863

1. Your name[ Eads] above

2. Degree? M.D., D.O. or other?[

Eads] above

3. Medical specialty, if any?[

Eads] above

4. Practice setting (urban, suburban, rural,

hospital-based, research,

etc.)?[ Eads] suburban/rural (bedroom mountain community)

5. Solo or partnered/group? How many physicians do

you work with, if

not solo?[ Eads] solo

6. Number of employees? What employee types (RN,

PA, MA, receptionist,

etc)?[ Eads] 1 – MA who serves as front

office, posts EOBs, nurse duties

7. Do you use Electronic Medical Record software?

Which one?[ Eads] Alteer

8. Are you using a Gordon -type of practice

model? If yes, when

did you start? Or if you are planning to start a

practice, when?[ Eads] started 7/14/03

9. Do you use open access scheduling?[

Eads] yes

10. Accepting new patients?[ Eads] room for 10 more at present

11. Total number of years in practice?[

Eads] 6.5

12. How long in current practice?[

Eads] 1.7

13. Self-employed, partner or salaried?[

Eads] self-employed

14. Your practice name?[ Eads] above

15. Your practice address and phone number?[

Eads] above

16. Your practice website address?[

Eads] www.alteer.com/pinnacle (woefully

outdated at present – on to do list

17. Your PUBLIC e-mail address? Leave blank if you

don't wish to give

it out.[ Eads] drmichelleeads@... (for pts

please, not for listserve)

Thanks!

Seto

P.S. Gwen, I hope you don't mind that I added a

few more questions.