ICGMV Consulting: Making Group Visits Work for You
With decades of experience, Jeffrey Geller and Paula Gardiner are leading authorities on group medical visits. They offer a comprehensive suite of consulting services to:
- Develop a customized group visit model: Tailored to your practice needs, patient population, and specific health conditions.
- Implement best practices: Ensure seamless integration of group visits into your workflow, with training for staff and providers.
- Optimize billing and coding: Navigate the complexities of group visit reimbursement to maximize your financial return.
- Measure success: Track key performance indicators to demonstrate the positive impact of group visits on your practice and patient outcomes.
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Meet Dr. Geller and Dr. Gardiner
Jeffrey Geller, MD, FP
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Dr. Geller has been practicing and innovating health care in Lawrence, MA since 1996. He is particularly known for innovating group medical visits as a treatment for loneliness that could be used to provide healthcare to the poor. He has numerous awards and publications. He was running the largest group medical visit program in the coun
Dr. Geller has been practicing and innovating health care in Lawrence, MA since 1996. He is particularly known for innovating group medical visits as a treatment for loneliness that could be used to provide healthcare to the poor. He has numerous awards and publications. He was running the largest group medical visit program in the country not only reducing loneliness but providing services to overcome barriers to health and to provide integrative medicine. He helped found and was president of the non-profit Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US). In 2020, Dr. Geller was named family physician of the year awarded by Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians. This award was given in honor of his work with the community of Lawrence over the last 25 years initially with GLFHC and now currently with ICGMV and Kronos Health.
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Dr. Gardiner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is also the Associate Director of Research and the director of the Group Visits Program in the Center for Integrated Primary Care. Recently, she has joined the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridg
Dr. Gardiner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is also the Associate Director of Research and the director of the Group Visits Program in the Center for Integrated Primary Care. Recently, she has joined the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance as their Director of Primary Care Implementation Research.
Her research focuses on group based interventions, health equity, chronic pain, and evidenced-based integrative medicine access in low-income patients. Current research is focused on the adaptive role of an Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) which combines the principles of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and a Medical Group Visit to support health behavior change and reducing pain and stress.
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