Guest guest Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 OK, I am convinced! I promise to do all I can to get to the AAFP assembly next year and from then on! ;-) I'm feeling jealous at all the fun you all seemed to have. All joking aside, it's great to see how many of the " old guard " imp'ers had great experiences AND how many new folks are jumping in. So I'll see you in Chicago (?) next year... and/or Las Vegas (or Colorado) before that. Tim > Thanks, > > > > Your encouragement was very helpful. > > > > I hope to see you again soon. > > > > don > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Guinn > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 10:12 PM > To: > Subject: Re: Re: IMP meeting > > > > - > > > > Welcome. Glad you made it here. > > I was the one who gave you the card at the Lou Spikol talk. > > There were several others there on this listserve that were at the > meeting and it was Eads that made the video that Lou was trying > to show us. > > > > > Guinn > > Albuquerque > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had come up with the idea of moving from my current practice (a > 7-provider clinic in a 12 clinic hospital-owned system) to a minimal > overhead practice (in the daylight basement of my home) by the middle of > 2007. I mentioned this to a physician at a Pharma sponsored " CME " > dinner at the AAFP meeting in Washington, and he told me that it had > been done before, and suggested that I Google Gordon . I did, and > was up half of the night. > > > > Then, the next day, I was at a presentation by Lou Spikol and one of the > other attendees gave me a card with the IMP website, plus the > suggestion that I join this group. > > > > I have started reading through the archives of this listserv, and am up > to June, 2003. I purchased an EKG that will plug into a computer on > E-bay for $239.00 last night, and have confirmed that my city will let > me have an office in my home. I have an appointment with my accountant > (who helped me start a solo but traditional practice 23 years ago) next > week, to discuss going back into solo practice. I am raring to go! > > > > I would love to attend a meeting on this. Las Vegas would be ideal, > since lodging and transportation are relatively inexpensive, but I would > go most anywhere. I hope that the leaders of this " movement " can put > something together soon. I would be happy to present on EMRs, > especially with respect to using them for quality improvement > activities, though my main goal would be to learn from those who have > gone before me. > > > > I wished I had learned of this group a couple of weeks ago, before the > AAFP meeting, so I could have met some of you there > > > > Let's keep this idea alive! > > > > T. , MD > > Medical Director, Swedish Physicians Pine Lake > > Planning to be Solo by June, 2007 > > > > > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of > Wilterding Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:38 AM > To: > Subject: RE: Re: IMP meeting > > > > Bob, this sounds like a great plan to me! I like the idea of a series > of short presentations on each participant's path to where they are. I > think such format would really be helpful, as there is so much > creativity out there, and we didn't get to spend much time exploring > that in DC. > > > > Regards, > > M. Wilterding, M.D. > 711 Encino Pl. NE; Suite D Albuquerque, NM 87102 > Fax: > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bob Forester > MD Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:41 AM > To: > Subject: Re: IMP meeting > > > > Dear , > I would like to second your suggestion of an interim IMP meeting. > Though RJ and I are out of the insurance/billing business loop that > tends predominates the listserv, there are still a TON of issues > that we share in common. Many have solved these problems in unique and > translatable ways. > I would love to come to Colorado. But I also really like ' > suggestion of Las Vegas as an even more accessible and a reasonably > inexpensive option. > I would be particularly interested in a meeting with a format > (similar to the IMP Convocation) but expanded to allow 15 minute > presentations each of the established practices who would briefly > highlight their practice journey and then in greater depth describe one > or two problems that they feel they have solved particularly > well (i.e. you could describe your physical workflow, Judy could > describe her chronic disease management registry, Brady could > describe including his local community, we could describe > our " alternative funding model " ). > The presentations could be grouped around single topics (EMR, > billing/insurance, finances, database/website, supplies, community, > etc.) Each topic might last a couple of hours. We could probably > cover six major areas over Sat am, Sat pm and Sun am and have enough > time to hear from all the IMP's in attendance. > Perhaps Gordon would introduce each topic by providing an overview of > the pitfalls/experience of others, any findings from the > literature. Then 2-4 practices would present their story. We would > close each topic with a moderated discussion on that single topic for > 20-30 minutes with the entire group. > I know this is a rather detailed description, but it is just a > brainstorming proposal for someone else to grapple with and improve. It > would take some coordination of the topics and presntation (... > Gordon?). I think you have a great idea! > > >> >> I think it is fair to say that all who attended the IMP gatherings > in DC >> thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie, were mentally stimulated by > learning >> what others do and how to adapt things to suit their practice, and > got the >> brain snapping with ideas on how to help others 'find the light'. > I found >> myself craving more time together with this awesome group. >> >> >> >> I would love to have us gather again, but specifically for IMPing, > and not >> trying to cram it in during another event (and thus shortchange > our time >> together).' It could be a learning and planning session. Learn > more about >> IMP stuff, and help get the word out there about what we are doing. >> >> >> >> If people are interested, I would be happy to help host this in > Colorado - >> centrally located, beautiful place, etc. I was thinking we could > meet >> during 'off season' to keep lodging rates down. Or, we could meet > during >> ski season, if that is preferable. I'm between Colorado Springs > (great >> place) and Summit County (read mountains), and would be happy to > work on >> this. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> >> A. Eads, M.D. >> >> Pinnacle Family Medicine, PLLC >> >> phone fax >> >> P.O. Box 7275 >> >> Woodland Park, CO 80863 >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: > 10/4/2006 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: > 10/4/2006 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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