Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 On sharing space...For may reasons, I would love to share space with other IMPs. I have considered sharing space with a local low-volume FP. The thing that stopped us was the likelihood that patients would stop by wanting to be seen and, when they find their own doc unavailable, expect to be seen by the other as an established patient, like they would in a group practice. But our plan was to keep our practices and patient panels completely separate. It seemed that being together would create some patient animosity in this way. Of course, I don't have that problem while sharing space with a specialist. Has anyone overcome this problem or have ideas on how to do so? Perhaps create the space such that there is a separate outside entrance for each practice? But that means multiple waiting rooms, increased overhead... Haresch > > My feeling is that if the doc has to ramp up, he/she needs to be very > careful not to lose sight of what is important to the patient. That is > balancing access, efficiency (no wasted time), continuity, and excellent > patient education. Once the above issues are addressed, then the doc can > ramp up a bit without too much difficulty. However, if the ramp becomes > sustained, then the potential for loss of lifestyle and quality care > increases. > As for multiple IMPs working under one roof, I think that is cool as > long as they work independently and split the overhead in an equitable > fashion. In many ways, this could keep the overhead even lower and > increase the professional camaraderie. As with most stuff, the devil is > in the details. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Thanks for the thoughts, Matt and Larry. I'm currently with a specialist AND have a separate no-waiting room, and that works fine. I'm just always on the lookout for cheaper options, and sharing with another FP would have some benefits. I have open access and am training my patients not to drop in, but the doc I was considering sharing with was not in that situation. In that case, I think some of the setup Larry was talking about would be necessary... Haresch > > Pts look for their own doc -- separate phone/contact should make this work fine. > > Also if you have " advanced open access " (same day/next day appts), pts usually don't walk in, they call so they don't have to wait. > > My experience, sharing a parttime office with another doc, now downsized that satellite to an exam room in a podiatrist's office. I'd also consider checking with your local specialists with multiple exam rooms, as they're less likely to be adversarial in " sharing pts. " > > Matt in Western PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 We share space with 1 other provider. Each practice is separate, but we share overhead in terms of rent and employees. Both providers are on the same EMR program and have access to the other provider’s charts for coverage reasons only. I work FT and we have 1 MA, shared between the 2 providers (I’m the wife of the FT provider). We have very few walk-ins in our location, but patients really want to see their own provider. We have not experienced any patent animosity at all. In fact, the patients of the other provider are happy to be able to have access during regular office hours to a full-time staff, and our patients are glad to not have to use the Urgent Care when Steve is out of town, yet they see the same familiar staff. Pratt Office Manager Oak Tree Internal Medicine P.C. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Haresch Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:37 AM To: Subject: Sharing space On sharing space...For may reasons, I would love to share space with other IMPs. I have considered sharing space with a local low-volume FP. The thing that stopped us was the likelihood that patients would stop by wanting to be seen and, when they find their own doc unavailable, expect to be seen by the other as an established patient, like they would in a group practice. But our plan was to keep our practices and patient panels completely separate. It seemed that being together would create some patient animosity in this way. Of course, I don't have that problem while sharing space with a specialist. Has anyone overcome this problem or have ideas on how to do so? Perhaps create the space such that there is a separate outside entrance for each practice? But that means multiple waiting rooms, increased overhead... Haresch > > My feeling is that if the doc has to ramp up, he/she needs to be very > careful not to lose sight of what is important to the patient. That is > balancing access, efficiency (no wasted time), continuity, and excellent > patient education. Once the above issues are addressed, then the doc can > ramp up a bit without too much difficulty. However, if the ramp becomes > sustained, then the potential for loss of lifestyle and quality care > increases. > As for multiple IMPs working under one roof, I think that is cool as > long as they work independently and split the overhead in an equitable > fashion. In many ways, this could keep the overhead even lower and > increase the professional camaraderie. As with most stuff, the devil is > in the details. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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