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ARTICLES to make your case for GMVs

Benefits

Bronson, D. L., & Maxwell, R. A. (2004). Shared medical appointments: Increasing patient access without increasing physician hours. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 71(5), 369–370. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.71.5.369


Burnett, M., & Truesdale, A. (2019). Making Health Care Accessible Through Group Visits. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 25(7), 671–672. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.29071.mbu


Dodds, M., Nicholson, L., Muse, B., & Osborn, L. M. (1993). Group Health Supervision Visits More Effective Than Individual Visits in Delivering Health Care Information. Pediatrics, 91(3), 668–670.


Feder, J. L. (2011). Restructuring Care In A Federally Qualified Health Center To Better Meet Patients’ Needs. Health Affairs, 30(3), 419–421. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0033


Geller, J. S. (2019). Group Medical Visits: Introducing the “Group Inclusion Effect” and Key Principles for Maximization. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 673–674. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0012


Geller, J. S. (2020). Loneliness and How Group Visits Help People Heal. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 26(2), 53–56. https://doi.org/10.1089/act.2020.29263.jge


Geller, J. S., Orkaby, A., & Cleghorn, G. D. (2011). Impact of a Group Medical Visit Program on Latino Health-Related Quality of Life. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 7(2), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2010.12.005


Heyworth, L., Rozenblum, R., Burgess, J. F., Baker, E., Meterko, M., Prescott, D., Neuwirth, Z., & Simon, S. R. (2014). Influence of Shared Medical Appointments on Patient Satisfaction: A Retrospective 3-Year Study. The Annals of Family Medicine, 12(4), 324–330. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1660



Roth, I., Thompson-Lastad, A., & Thomas, A. U. (2020). The Quadruple Aim as a Framework for Integrative Group Medical Visits. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 26(4), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0425


Thompson-Lastad, A., & Gardiner, P. (2020). Group Medical Visits and Clinician Wellbeing. Global advances in health and medicine, 9, 2164956120973979. https://doi.org/10.1177/2164956120973979




Billing & Coding

American Academy of Family Practice. (n.d.-a). Coding for Group Visits. American Academy of Family Practice. Retrieved January 5, 2018, from https://www.aafp.org/practice-management/payment/coding/group-visits.html




General

Barnett, K. G. (2015). Group Medical Visits: The Future of Healthcare? Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 4(6), 6–7. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.110





Implementation

Barud, S., Marcy, T., Armor, B., Chonlahan, J., & Beach, P. (2006). Development and implementation of group medical visits at a family medicine center. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy: AJHP: Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 63(15), 1448–1452. https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp050266


Hodges, J., Reyes, J., Campbell, J., Klein, W., & Wurcel, A. (2019). Successful Implementation of a Shared Medical Appointment Model for Hepatitis C Treatment at a Community Health Center. Journal of Community Health, 44(1), 169–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-0568-z


Noffsinger, E. B. (2012). The ABCs of Group Visits: An Implementation Manual For Your Practice (2013 edition). Springer.


Roth, I. J., Tiedt, M. K., Barnhill, J. L., Karvelas, K. R., Faurot, K. R., Gaylord, S., Gardiner, P., Miller, V. E., & Leeman, J. (2021). Feasibility of Implementation Mapping for Integrative Medical Group Visits. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 27(S1), S71–S80. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0393

Training

Tiedt, M. K., Kavalakatt, B. M., Chilcoat, A., Barnhill, J. L., & Roth, I. J. (2022). Aligning Preprofessional Student Experiences in Integrative Group Medical Visits with Integrative Medicine Core Competencies. Integrative medicine reports, 1(1), 186–189. https://doi.org/10.1089/imr.2022.0052

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Chronic Pain

Chao, M. (2012). Providing integrative medicine through group medical visits for medically underserved women with chronic pelvic pain. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 4, 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2012.07.541


Chao, M. T., Abercrombie, P. D., & Duncan, L. G. (2012). Centering as a Model for Group Visits Among Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG, 41(5), 703–710. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01406.x


Chao, M. T., Abercrombie, P. D., Duncan, L. G., Santana, T., & Chang, A. M. (2014). Feasibility and preliminary effects of centering for chronic pelvic pain: Integrative group visits for medically underserved women. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 20(5), A70-71. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.5184.abstract


Chao, M. T., Hurstak, E., Leonoudakis-Watts, K., Sidders, F., Pace, J., Hammer, H., & Wismer, B. (2019). Patient-Reported Outcomes of an Integrative Pain Management Program Implemented in a Primary Care Safety Net Clinic: A Quasi-experimental Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(7), 1105–1107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04868-0Chao, 


Chao, M. T., Abercrombie, P. D., Duncan, L. G., Santana, T., & Chang, A. M. (2014). Feasibility and preliminary effects of centering for chronic pelvic pain: Integrative group visits for medically underserved women. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 20(5), A70-71. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.5184.abstract


Chao, M. T., Hurstak, E., Leonoudakis-Watts, K., Sidders, F., Pace, J., Hammer, H., & Wismer, B. (2019). Patient-Reported Outcomes of an Integrative Pain Management Program Implemented in a Primary Care Safety Net Clinic: A Quasi-experimental Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(7), 1105–1107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04868-0


Coates, J., Gething, F., & Johnson, M. I. (2017). Shared medical appointments for managing pain in primary care settings? Pain Management, 7(4), 223–227. https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2017-0016


Donovan, M. I., Evers, K., Jacobs, P., & Mandleblatt, S. (1999). When There Is No Benchmark: Designing a Primary Care-Based Chronic Pain Management Program from the Scientific Basis Up. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 18(1), 38–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00021-4


Dresner, D., Resnick, K., Gardiner, P., Barnett, K. G., & Laird, L. (2014). Qualitative Evaluation of an Integrative Medicine Group Visits Program for Patients with Chronic Pain and Associated Comorbidities. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20(5), A55–A56. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.5144.abstract


Eccleston, C., Blyth, F. M., Dear, B. F., Fisher, E. A., Keefe, F. J., Lynch, M. E., Palermo, T. M., Reid, M. C., & Williams, A. C. de C. (2020). Managing patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 outbreak: Considerations for the rapid introduction of remotely supported (eHealth) pain management services. Pain, 161(5), 889–893. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001885


FPIN’s Clinical Inquiries: Group Medical Visits for the Management of Chronic Pain—American Family Physician. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2015, from http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1201/p1704.html


Gardiner, P., D'Amico, S., Luo, M., & Haas, N. (2020). An Innovative Electronic Health Toolkit (Our Whole Lives for Chronic Pain) to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Health Disparities: Open Clinical Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(3), e14768. https://doi.org/10.2196/14768


Gardiner, P., Luo, M., D'Amico, S., Gergen-Barnett, K., White, L. F., Saper, R., Mitchell, S., & Liebschutz, J. M. (2019). Effectiveness of integrative medicine group visits in chronic pain and depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. PloS one, 14(12), e0225540. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225540


Gardiner, P., Lestoquoy, A. S., Gergen-Barnett, K., Penti, B., White, L. F., Saper, R., Fredman, L., Stillman, S., Lily Negash, N., Adelstein, P., Brackup, I., Farrell-Riley, C., Kabbara, K., Laird, L., Mitchell, S., Bickmore, T., Shamekhi, A., & Liebschutz, J. M. (2017). Design of the integrative medical group visits randomized control trial for underserved patients with chronic pain and depression. Contemporary clinical trials, 54, 25–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.013


Gardiner P, Dresner D, Barnett KG, Sadikova E, Saper R. Medical group visits: a feasibility study to manage patients with chronic pain in an underserved urban clinic. Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Jul;3(4):20-6. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2014.011


Gaynor, C. H., Vincent, E. C., Safranek, S., & Illige, M. (2007). Group Medical Visits for the Management of Chronic Pain. American Family Physician, 76(11), 1704.


Geller, J. S., Kulla, J., & Shoemaker, A. (2015). Group Medical Visits Using an Empowerment-based Model as Treatment for Women With Chronic Pain in an Underserved Community. Global advances in health and medicine, 4(6), 27–60. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.057


Greco, C. M., Gaylord, S. A., Faurot, K., Weinberg, J. M., Gardiner, P., Roth, I., Barnhill, J. L., Thomas, H. N., Dhamne, S. C., Lathren, C., Baez, J. E., Lawrence, S., Neogi, T., Lasser, K. E., Castro, M. G., White, A. M., Simmons, S. J., Ferrao, C., Binda, D. D., Elhadidy, N., … Morone, N. E. (2021). The design and methods of the OPTIMUM study: A multisite pragmatic randomized clinical trial of a telehealth group mindfulness program for persons with chronic low back pain. Contemporary clinical trials, 109, 106545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106545


Lestoquoy, A. S., Laird, L. D., Mitchell, S., Gergen-Barnett, K., Negash, N. L., McCue, K., Enad, R., & Gardiner, P. (2017). Living with chronic pain: Evaluating patient experiences with a medical group visit focused on mindfulness and non-pharmacological strategies. Complementary therapies in medicine, 35, 33–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.09.002


Mehl-Madrona, L., Mainguy, B., & Plummer, J. (2016). Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies into Primary-Care Pain Management for Opiate Reduction in a Rural Setting. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 22(8), 621–626. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2015.0212


Moitra, S. (2011). A group medical visit program for primary care patients with chronic pain. Professional Psychology Research and Practice, 42, 153. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022240


Thompson-Lastad, A., & Rubin, S. (2020). A crack in the wall: Chronic pain management in integrative group medical visits. Social science & medicine (1982), 258, 113061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113061





Chronic Health Conditions

Bartley, K. B., & Haney, R. (2010). Shared medical appointments: Improving access, outcomes, and satisfaction for patients with chronic cardiac diseases. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 25(1), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181b8e82e


Beck, A., Scott, J., Williams, P., Robertson, B., Jackson, D., Gade, G., & Cowan, P. (1997). A randomized trial of group outpatient visits for chronically ill older HMO members: The Cooperative Health Care Clinic. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 45(5), 543–549.


Booth, A., Cantrell, A., Preston, L., Chambers, D., & Goyder, E. (2015). What is the evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of group clinics for patients with chronic conditions? A systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(46), 1–194. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03460


Coleman, E. A., Eilertsen, T. B., Kramer, A. M., Magid, D. J., Beck, A., & Conner, D. (2001). Reducing emergency visits in older adults with chronic illness. A randomized, controlled trial of group visits. Effective Clinical Practice: ECP, 4(2), 49–57.


Edelman, D., McDuffie, J. R., Oddone, E., Gierisch, J. M., Nagi, A., & Williams, J. W. (2012). Shared Medical Appointments for Chronic Medical Conditions: A Systematic Review. Department of Veterans Affairs (US). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK99785/


Gardiner, P., McGonigal, L., Villa, A., Kovell, L. C., Rohela, P., Cauley, A., Rinker, D., & Olendzki, B. (2022). Our Whole Lives for Hypertension and Cardiac Risk Factors-Combining a Teaching Kitchen Group Visit With a Web-Based Platform: Feasibility Trial. JMIR formative research, 6(5), e29227. https://doi.org/10.2196/29227


Gossens, L., Ammerlaan, J., Cazemier, L., Bouwens, H., Formsma, B., Laar, J. van, & Kruize, A. (2017). THU0737-HPR Experiences and appreciation of shared medical appointment of young adults with a rheumatic disease, in transition from child to adult care. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(Suppl 2), 1482–1482. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.3257


Graham, F., Tang, M. Y., Jackson, K., Martin, H., O’Donnell, A., Ogunbayo, O., Sniehotta, F. F., & Kaner, E. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of shared medical appointments in primary care for the management of long-term conditions: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Open, 11(8), e046842. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046842


Greer, D. M., & Hill, D. C. (2011). Implementing an evidence-based metabolic syndrome prevention and treatment program utilizing group visits. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 23(2), 76–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00585.x


Hodge, B., & Crane, S. (2017). Engaging Complex Patients With Drop-In Group Medical Appointments. The Annals of Family Medicine, 15(3), 279–279. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2065


Hoffman, M. R., Golden, M., Frueh, J., Mirocha, N., & Smith, T. (2020). Interdisciplinary Group Visits for Patients With Complex Social Needs. Annals of Family Medicine, 18(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2467


Housden, L., Browne, A. J., Wong, S. T., & Dawes, M. (2017). Attending to power differentials: How NP-led group medical visits can influence the management of chronic conditions. Health Expectations, 20(5), 862–870. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12525


Jaber, R., Braksmajer, A., & Trilling, J. (2006a). Group visits for chronic illness care: Models, benefits and challenges. Family Practice Management, 13(1), 37–40.



Parikh, M., Rajendran, I., D'Amico, S., Luo, M., & Gardiner, P. (2019). Characteristics and Components of Medical Group Visits for Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Scoping Review. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 683–698. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0524



Diabetes

Adolfsson, E. T., Smide, B., Gregeby, E., Fernström, L., & Wikblad, K. (2004). Implementing empowerment group education in diabetes. Patient Education and Counseling, 53(3), 319–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2003.07.009


Bakhach, M., Reid, M. W., Pyatak, E. A., Berget, C., Cain, C., Thomas, J. “Fred,” Klingensmith, G. J., & Raymond, J. K. (2019). Home Telemedicine (CoYoT1 Clinic): A Novel Approach to Improve Psychosocial Outcomes in Young Adults With Diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 45(4), 420–430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721719858080


Barnes, P. A., Staab, E. M., Campbell, A., Schaefer, C., Quinn, M. T., & Baig, A. A. (2019). Organizational Factors Influencing the Early Implementation Process of Diabetes Group Visits by Five Midwestern Community Health Centers: A Multisite Case Study Analysis. Population Health Management. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2019.0110


Burke, R. E., & O’Grady, E. T. (2012). Group Visits Hold Great Potential For Improving Diabetes Care And Outcomes, But Best Practices Must Be Developed. Health Affairs, 31(1), 103–109. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0913


Caballero, C. A., Firek, A. F., & Kashner, T. M. (2015). Effect of Group Medical Appointments on Glycemic Control of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum: A Publication of the American Diabetes Association, 28(4), 245–251. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.28.4.245


Clancy, D. E., Brown, S. B., Magruder, K. M., & Huang, P. (2003). Group visits in medically and economically disadvantaged patients with type 2 diabetes and their relationships to clinical outcomes. Topics in Health Information Management, 24(1), 8–14.


Clancy, D. E., Cope, D. W., Magruder, K. M., Huang, P., Salter, K. H., & Fields, A. W. (2003). Evaluating group visits in an uninsured or inadequately insured patient population with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 29(2), 292–302.


Clancy, D. E., Cope, D. W., Magruder, K. M., Huang, P., & Wolfman, T. E. (2003). Evaluating concordance to American Diabetes Association standards of care for type 2 diabetes through group visits in an uninsured or inadequately insured patient population. Diabetes Care, 26(7), 2032–2036.


Clancy, D. E., Dismuke, C. E., Magruder, K. M., Simpson, K. N., & Bradford, D. (2008). Do diabetes group visits lead to lower medical care charges? The American Journal of Managed Care, 14(1), 39–44.


Clancy, D. E., Huang, P., Okonofua, E., Yeager, D., & Magruder, K. M. (2007). Group visits: Promoting adherence to diabetes guidelines. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(5), 620–624. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0150-3


Clancy, D. E., Yeager, D. E., Huang, P., & Magruder, K. M. (2007). Further evaluating the acceptability of group visits in an uninsured or inadequately insured patient population with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 33(2), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721707299266


Crowley, M. J., Melnyk, S. D., Coffman, C. J., Jeffreys, A. S., & Edelman, D. (2013). Impact of Baseline Insulin Regimen on Glycemic Response to a Group Medical Clinic Intervention. Diabetes Care, 36(7), 1954–1960. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc12-1905


Culhane-Pera, K., Peterson, K. A., Crain, A. L., Center, B. A. (Bruce A., Lee, M., Her, B., & Xiong, T. (2005). Group Visits for Hmong Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pre-Post Analysis. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 16(2), 315–327. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0030


Davis, A. M., Sawyer, D. R., & Vinci, L. M. (2008). The Potential of Group Visits in Diabetes Care. Clinical Diabetes, 26(2), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaclin.26.2.58


Dickman, K., Pintz, C., Gold, K., & Kivlahan, C. (2012). Behavior changes in patients with diabetes and hypertension after experiencing shared medical appointments. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 24(1), 43–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00660.x


Dobbins, V. M. (2012). Evaluation of Group Medical Visits in Improvement of Diabetes Self-Management [D.N.P., West Virginia University]. http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/docview/1113335397/abstract/AB3992DB62774A5DPQ/5?accountid=14525


Edelman, D., Gierisch, J. M., McDuffie, J. R., Oddone, E., & Williams, J. W. (2015). Shared medical appointments for patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30(1), 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2978-7


Effectiveness of an immersive telemedicine platform for delivering diabetes medical group visits for African American/ Black and Hispanic/ Latina women with uncontrolled diabetes: The Women in Control 2.0 non-inferiority randomized clinical trial. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2023, from https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/43669


Eisenstat, S. A., Ulman, K., Siegel, A. L., & Carlson, K. (2013). Diabetes group visits: Integrated medical care and behavioral support to improve diabetes care and outcomes from a primary care perspective. Current Diabetes Reports, 13(2), 177–187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-012-0349-5


Ganetsky, V. S., Brenner, J. C., & Kaufman, S. T. (2017). Specialty Group Medical Visits for Patients With Diabetes. Clinical Diabetes, cd150062. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd15-0062


Ganetsky, V. S., Long, J. A., Mitra, N., Chaiyachati, K. H., & Kaufman, S. T. (2020). Impact of a Multidisciplinary, Endocrinologist-Led Shared Medical Appointment Model on Diabetes-Related Outcomes in an Underserved Population. Diabetes Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.2337/ds19-0026


Garcia, J. J. F., Reid, M. W., & Raymond, J. (2018). Feasibility of Shared Telemedicine Appointments for Low SES Adolescents and Young Adults with T1D. Diabetes, 67(Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.2337/db18-1325-P


Housden, L. M., & Wong, S. T. (2016). Using Group Medical Visits With Those Who Have Diabetes: Examining the Evidence. Current Diabetes Reports, 16(12), 134–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-016-0817-4


Housden, L., Wong, S. T., & Dawes, M. (2013). Effectiveness of group medical visits for improving diabetes care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal de l’Association Medicale Canadienne, 185(13), E635-644. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130053


Jeanfreau, S. (2008). Group visit intervention to improve diabetes care—A program utilizing group visits led by a nurse practitioner to improve outcomes for the medically underserved in diabetes care. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 8(2), 2p.


Kirk, J. K., Devoid, H. M., & Strickland, C. G. (2018). Educational Strategies of Diabetes Group Medical Visits: A Review. Current Diabetes Reviews, 14(3), 227–236. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573399813666170203111851


Kirsh, S. R., Lawrence, R. H., & Aron, D. C. (2008). Tailoring an intervention to the context and system redesign related to the intervention: A case study of implementing shared medical appointments for diabetes. Implementation Science: IS, 3, 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-3-34


Kirsh, S., Watts, S., Pascuzzi, K., O’Day, M. E., Davidson, D., Strauss, G., Kern, E. O., & Aron, D. C. (2007). Shared medical appointments based on the chronic care model: A quality improvement project to address the challenges of patients with diabetes with high cardiovascular risk. Quality & Safety in Health Care, 16(5), 349–353. https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2006.019158


Krewsky, C. L. R. (2016). Care of the patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in a shared medical appointment: A DNP project [D.N.P., Southeastern Louisiana University]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1792068615/abstract/3E8A0D6F3684427BPQ/1


Kuo, C. R., Quan, J., Kim, S., Tang, A. H.-Y., Heuerman, D. P., & Murphy, E. J. (2017). Group visits to encourage insulin initiation: Targeting patient barriers. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(11–12), 1705–1713. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13577


Kutob, R. M., Siwik, V. P., Aickin, M., & Ritenbaugh, C. (2014). Families United/Familias Unidas: Family group office visits to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 40(2), 191–201. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721714520722


Liu, S., Bi, A., Fu, D., Fu, H., Luo, W., Ma, X., & Zhuang, L. (2012). EEffectiveness of using group visit model to support diabetes patient self-management in rural communities of Shanghai: A randomized controlled trial. Bmc Public Health, 12, 1043. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1043


Mallow, J. A. (2011). Diabetes Group Medical Visits and Biophysical Outcomes of Care in Uninsured Persons with Diabetes [Ph.D., West Virginia University]. http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/docview/910869565/abstract/AB3992DB62774A5DPQ/10?accountid=14525


Mallow, J. A., Theeke, L. A., Barnes, E. R., & Whetsel, T. (2014). Examining Dose of Diabetes Group Medical Visits and Characteristics of the Uninsured. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 0193945914529190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945914529190


Mehl-Madrona, L. (2010). Comparisons of health education, group medical care, and collaborative health care for controlling diabetes. The Permanente Journal, 14(2), 4–10.


Mejino, A., Noordman, J., & van Dulmen, S. (2012). Shared medical appointments for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Perspectives and experiences of patients, parents, and health care providers. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 3, 75–83. https://doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S32417


Noordman, J., & van Dulmen, S. (2013). Shared Medical Appointments marginally enhance interaction between patients: An observational study on children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Patient Education and Counseling, 92(3), 418–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.06.008


Noya, C. E. (2017). Culturally Adapted Shared Medical Appointments in Primary Care: An Innovative Approach to Reduce Health Disparities among Low Income Latinos Living with Type 2 Diabetes [UCSF]. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4m6941m3


Noya, C. E., Chesla, C., Waters, C., & Alkon, A. (2019). Shared Medical Appointments: An Innovative Model to Reduce Health Disparities Among Latinxs With Type-2 Diabetes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 193945919845677. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945919845677


Nuñez, D., Marino-Nuñez, D., Staab, E. M., Dinh, T., Zhu, M., Wan, W., Schaefer, C. T., Campbell, A., Quinn, M. T., & Baig, A. A. (2022). Adapting in-person diabetes group visits to a virtual setting across federally qualified health centers. Frontiers in Health Services, 2. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2022.961073


O’Dell, K. J., O’Dell, M. L., & Taylor, J. L. (2009). Does a multidisciplinary diabetes group education visit improve patient outcomes? Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 50(12), 416–420.


Papoutsi, C., Hargreaves, D., Colligan, G., Hagell, A., Patel, A., Campbell-Richards, D., Viner, R. M., Vijayaraghavan, S., Marshall, M., Greenhalgh, T., & Finer, S. (2017). Group clinics for young adults with diabetes in an ethnically diverse, socioeconomically deprived setting (TOGETHER study): Protocol for a realist review, co-design and mixed methods, participatory evaluation of a new care model. BMJ Open, 7(6), e017363. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017363


Papoutsi, C., Hargreaves, D., Hagell, A., Hounsome, N., Skirrow, H., Muralidhara, K., Colligan, G., Ferrey, A., Vijayaraghavan, S., Greenhalgh, T., & Finer, S. (2022). Implementation and delivery of group consultations for young people with diabetes in socioeconomically deprived, ethnically diverse settings. BMC Medicine, 20(1), 459. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02654-0


Ridge, T. (2012). Shared Medical Appointments in Diabetes Care: A Literature Review. Diabetes Spectrum, 25(2): 72–75. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.25.2.72

Integrative Oncology

Thompson-Lastad, A., Atreya, C. E., Chao, M. T., Pollak, C., Dhruva, A., Santana, T., & Abrams, D. I. (2019). Improving Access to Integrative Oncology Through Group Medical Visits: A Pilot Implementation Project. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 733–739. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0073

Lifestyle Focused

Bharmal, N., Beidelschies, M., Alejandro-Rodriguez, M., Alejandro, K., Guo, N., Jones, T., & Bradley, E. (2022). A nutrition and lifestyle-focused shared medical appointment in a resource-challenged community setting: A mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 447. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12833-6


Emmert-Aronson, B., Grill, K. B., Trivedi, Z., Markle, E. A., & Chen, S. (2019). Group Medical Visits 2.0: The Open Source Wellness Behavioral Pharmacy Model. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 25(10), 1026–1034. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0079


Feasibility of a Nutrition and Lifestyle Focused Shared Medical Appointment Program in a Resource-Challenged Community Setting. (2021, February 27). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-273932/v1


Kakareka, R., Stone, T. A., Plsek, P., Imamura, A., & Hwang, E. (2019). Fresh and Savory: Integrating Teaching Kitchens with Shared Medical Appointments. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 25(7), 709–718. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0091


Palaniappan, L. P., Muzaffar, A. L., Wang, E. J., Wong, E. C., & Orchard, T. J. (2011). Shared medical appointments: Promoting weight loss in a clinical setting. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM, 24(3), 326–328. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100220


Long COVID

Lin, Y., Saper, R., & Patil, S. J. (2022). Long COVID Shared Medical Appointments: Lifestyle and Mind-Body Medicine With Peer Support. The Annals of Family Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2817


Mata, R., Okanlawon Bankole, A., Barnhill, J., & Roth, I. (2023). A Descriptive Exploration of Younger and Older Adults’ Experiences of Integrative Medical Group Visits for Long COVID. Aging and Health Research, 100137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100137



Mindfulness-Based

Juarez-Reyes, M., Purington, N., & Kling, S. M. R. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Group Medical Visits in Primary Care for Stress and Anxiety: An Observational Study. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 28(9), 721–728. https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2021.0329

Pediatric

Bauer, N. S., Azer, N., Sullivan, P. D., Szczepaniak, D., Stelzner, S. M., Downs, S. M., & Carroll, A. E. (2017). Acceptability of Group Visits for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Pediatric Clinics. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: JDBP, 38(8), 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000492


Bauer, N. S., Szczepaniak, D., Sullivan, P. D., Mooneyham, G., Pottenger, A., Johnson, C. S., & Downs, S. M. (2015). Group Visits to Improve Pediatric Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chronic Care Management. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: JDBP, 36(8), 553–561. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000207


Bialostozky, A., McFadden, S. E., & Barkin, S. (2016). A Novel Approach to Well-Child Visits for Latino Children under Two Years of Age. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(4), 1647–1655. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2016.0153


Dimovitz, C., Butler, S., Wang, K., O’Rourke, K., Cornea, S., & Wasser, T. E. (2022). Implementing Centering Parenting Model With an Urban Pediatric Population to Measure and Improve Clinical Outcomes and Parent Satisfaction. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.09.012


Feldman, M. (1974). Care of the well child: Cluster visits. The American Journal of Nursing, 74(8), 1485–1488.


Fenick, A. M., Leventhal, J. M., Gilliam, W., & Rosenthal, M. S. (2020). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Well-Child Care: Improved Attendance and Vaccination Timeliness. Clinical Pediatrics, 9922820908582. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922820908582


Friedman, S., Calderon, B., Gonzalez, A., Suruki, C., Blanchard, A., Cahill, E., Kester, K., Muna, M., Elbel, E., Purushothaman, P., Krause, M. C., & Meyer, D. (2021). Pediatric Practice Redesign with Group Well Child Care Visits: A Multi-Site Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 25(8), 1265–1273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03146-y


Gallas, M. (2019). CenteringParenting—Forming a Community Inside the Medical Home through the Group Well Child Visit. Pediatrics, 144(2 MeetingAbstract), 48–48. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.144.2_MeetingAbstract.48


Geller, J. S., Dube, E. T., Cruz, G. A., Stevens, J., & Keating Bench, K. (2015). Pediatric Obesity Empowerment Model Group Medical Visits (POEM-GMV) as Treatment for Pediatric Obesity in an Underserved Community. Childhood obesity (Print), 11(5), 638–646. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2014.0163


Graber, L. K., Roder-Dewan, S., Brockington, M., Tabb, T., & Boynton-Jarrett, R. (2018). Parent Perspectives on the Use of Group Well-Child Care to Address Toxic Stress in Early Childhood. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10926771.2018.1539423


Gresh, A., Hofley, C., Acosta, J., Mendelson, T., Kennedy, C., & Platt, R. (2023). Examining Processes of Care Redesign: Direct Observation of Group Well-Child Care. Clinical Pediatrics, 62(5), 423–432. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221133138


Group well-child care model for Latino children in immigrant families: Adapting to and learning from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) context. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2022, from https://doi.apa.org/fulltext/2022-71815-001.html


Johnston, J. C., McNeil, D., van der Lee, G., MacLeod, C., Uyanwune, Y., & Hill, K. (2017). Piloting CenteringParenting in Two Alberta Public Health Well-Child Clinics. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 34(3), 229–237. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12287


Jones, K. A., Do, S., Porras-Javier, L., Contreras, S., Chung, P. J., & Coker, T. R. (2018). Feasibility and Acceptability in a Community-Partnered Implementation of CenteringParenting for Group Well-Child Care. Academic Pediatrics, 18(6), 642–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2018.06.001


Kelly, S. L., Steinberg, E. A., Suplee, A., Upshaw, N. C., Campbell, K. R., Thomas, J. F., & Buchanan, C. L. (2019). Implementing a Home-Based Telehealth Group Adherence Intervention with Adolescent Transplant Recipients. Telemedicine and E-Health, 25(11), 1040–1048. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0164


Machuca, H., Arevalo, S., Hackley, B., Applebaum, J., Mishkin, A., Heo, M., & Shapiro, A. (2016). Well Baby Group Care: Evaluation of a Promising Intervention for Primary Obesity Prevention in Toddlers. Childhood Obesity (Print), 12(3), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2015.0212


Margolis, K. L., Dunn, D. M., Herbst, R. B., Bunik, M., Buchholz, M., Martinez, D., & Talmi, A. (2015). “Mi Bebé y Yo”: A Primary Care Group for Latina/o Infants and Their Spanish-Speaking Caregivers. ZERO TO THREE, 35(4), 35–43.


Mittal, P. (2011). Centering parenting: Pilot implementation of a group model for teaching family medicine residents well-child care. The Permanente Journal, 15(4), 40–41.


Murray, D. M. G. (2012). A Pilot Study of Nurse Practitioner Facilitated Newborn Group Wellness Care [D.N.P.]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1079142113/abstract/4CACA910C5D945E4PQ/1


Murray, D. M. G. (2013). A pilot study of nurse practitioner facilitated newborn group wellness care. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 74(1-B(E)). http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/docview/1431011260/3B2AF7E17324D4FPQ/2?accountid=14525


Niyati B. Shah, Ada M. Fenick, & Marjorie S. Rosenthal. (2016). A Healthy Weight for Toddlers? Two-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Well-Child Care. Clinical Pediatrics, 55(14), 1354–1357. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922815623230


Osborn, L. M. (1985). Group well-child care. Clinics in Perinatology, 12(2), 355–365.

Osborn, L. M., & Woolley, F. R. (1981). Use of Groups in Well Child Care. Pediatrics, 67(5), 701–706.


Page, C., Reid, A., Andrews, L., & Steiner, J. (2013). Evaluation of prenatal and pediatric group visits in a residency training program. Family Medicine, 45(5), 349–353.

Pregnancy

Anderson, C., Harris, M. S., Kovarik, R., & Skelton, J. (2009). Discovering Expectant Mothers’ Beliefs about Oral Health: An Application of the Centering Pregnancy Smiles® Program. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 30(2), 115–140. https://doi.org/10.2190/IQ.30.2.c


Andersson, E., Christensson, K., & Hildingsson, I. (2012). Parents’ experiences and perceptions of group-based antenatal care in four clinics in Sweden. Midwifery, 28(4), 502–508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.07.006


Baldwin, K. (2006). Comparison of Selected Outcomes of CenteringPregnancy Versus Traditional Prenatal Care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 51(4), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.11.011


Baldwin, K., & Phillips, G. (2011). Voices Along the Journey: Midwives’ Perceptions of Implementing the CenteringPregnancy Model of Prenatal Care. The Journal of Perinatal Education, 20(4), 210–217. https://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.20.4.210


Barr, W. B., Aslam, S., & Levin, M. (2011). Evaluation of a group prenatal care-based curriculum in a family medicine residency. Family Medicine, 43(10), 712–717.


Benediktsson, I., McDonald, S. W., Vekved, M., McNeil, D. A., Dolan, S. M., & Tough, S. C. (2013). Comparing CenteringPregnancy® to standard prenatal care plus prenatal education. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13 Suppl 1, S5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-S1-S5


Bloomfield, J., & Rising, S. S. (2013). CenteringParenting: An innovative dyad model for group mother-infant care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 58(6), 683–689. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12132


Carlson, N. S., & Lowe, N. K. (2006). CenteringPregnancy: A new approach in prenatal care. MCN. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 31(4), 218–223.


Crockett, A. H., Chen, L., Heberlein, E. C., Britt, J. L., Covington-Kolb, S., Witrick, B., Doherty, E., Zhang, L., Borders, A., Keenan-Devlin, L., Smart, B., & Heo, M. (2022). Group vs traditional prenatal care for improving racial equity in preterm birth and low birthweight: The Centering and Racial Disparities randomized clinical trial study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.066


Ford, K., Hoyer, P., Weglicki, L., Kershaw, T., Schram, C., & Jacobson, M. (2001). Effects of a Prenatal Care Intervention on the Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy of Adolescent Mothers. The Journal of Perinatal Education, 10(2), 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1624/105812401X88156


Grady, M. A., & Bloom, K. C. (2004). Pregnancy outcomes of adolescents enrolled in a CenteringPregnancy program. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 49(5), 412–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.05.009


Hackley, B., Applebaum, J., Wilcox, W. C., & Arevalo, S. (2009). Impact of two scheduling systems on early enrollment in a group prenatal care program. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 54(3), 168–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.01.007


Hackley, B., Elyachar‐Stahl, E., Savage, A. K., Stange, M., Hoffman, A., Kavanaugh, M., Aviles, M. M., Arévalo, S., Machuca, H., & Shapiro, A. (2019). A Qualitative Study of Women’s Recall of Content and Skills Developed in Group Prenatal and Well‐Baby Care 2 Years Later. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 64(2), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12899


Hale, N., Picklesimer, A. H., Billings, D. L., & Covington-Kolb, S. (2014). The impact of Centering Pregnancy Group Prenatal Care on postpartum family planning. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 210(1), 50.e1-50.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2013.09.001


Herrman, J. W., Rogers, S., & Ehrenthal, D. B. (2012). Women’s perceptions of centeringpregnancy: A focus group study. MCN. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 37(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182385204


Homer, C. S. E., Ryan, C., Leap, N., Foureur, M., Teate, A., & Catling-Paull, C. J. (2012). Group versus conventional antenatal care for women. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 11, CD007622. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007622.pub2


Ickovics, J. R., Kershaw, T. S., Westdahl, C., Magriples, U., Massey, Z., Reynolds, H., & Rising, S. S. (2007). Group prenatal care and perinatal outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 110(2 Pt 1), 330–339. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000275284.24298.23


Jain, J. A., Temming, L. A., D’Alton, M. E., Gyamfi-Bannerman, C., Tuuli, M., Louis, J. M., Srinivas, S. K., Caughey, A. B., Grobman, W. A., Hehir, M., Howell, E., Saade, G. R., Tita, A. T. N., & Riley, L. E. (2018). SMFM Special Report: Putting the “M” back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 218(2), B9–B17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.591


Judith Skelton, Raynor Mullins, LeAnn Todd Langston, Sara Womack, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Sharon Schindler Rising, & Robert Kovarik. (2009). CenteringPregnancySmilesTM: Implementation of a Small Group Prenatal Care Model with Oral Health. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20(2), 545–553. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.0.0138


Kennedy, H. P., Farrell, T., Paden, R., Hill, S., Jolivet, R., Willetts, J., & Rising, S. S. (2009). “I wasn’t alone”—A study of group prenatal care in the military. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 54(3), 176–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.11.004


Kershaw, T. S., Magriples, U., Westdahl, C., Rising, S. S., & Ickovics, J. (2009). Pregnancy as a window of opportunity for HIV prevention: Effects of an HIV intervention delivered within prenatal care. American Journal of Public Health, 99(11), 2079–2086. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.154476


Klima, C., Norr, K., Vonderheid, S., & Handler, A. (2009). Introduction of CenteringPregnancy in a Public Health Clinic. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 54(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.05.008


Lathrop, B. (2013). A systematic review comparing group prenatal care to traditional prenatal care. Nursing for Women’s Health, 17(2), 118–130. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-486X.12020


Manant, A., & Dodgson, J. E. (2011). CenteringPregnancy: An Integrative Literature Review. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 56(2), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00021.x


Martens, N., Crone, M. R., Hindori-Mohangoo, A., Hindori, M., Reis, R., Hoxha, I. S., Abanga, J., Matthews, S., Berry, L., van der Kleij, R. M. J. J., van den Akker-van Marle, M. E., van Damme, A., Talrich, F., Beeckman, K., Court, C. M., Rising, S. S., Billings, D. L., & Rijnders, M. (2022). Group Care in the first 1000 days: Implementation and process evaluation of contextually adapted antenatal and postnatal group care targeting diverse vulnerable populations in high-, middle- and low-resource settings. Implementation Science Communications, 3(1), 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00370-7


Massey, Z., Rising, S. S., & Ickovics, J. (2006). CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care: Promoting relationship-centered care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing: JOGNN / NAACOG, 35(2), 286–294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00040.x


McLeod, A. Y., Laclair, C., & Kenyon, T. (2011). Interdisciplinary prenatal group visits as a significant learning experience. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(3), 372–375. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-10-00139.1


McNeil, D. A., Vekved, M., Dolan, S. M., Siever, J., Horn, S., & Tough, S. C. (2012). Getting more than they realized they needed: A qualitative study of women’s experience of group prenatal care. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-17


McNeil, D. A., Vekved, M., Dolan, S. M., Siever, J., Horn, S., & Tough, S. C. (2013). A qualitative study of the experience of CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care for physicians. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13(Suppl 1), S6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-S1-S6


Mooney, S. E., Russell, M. A., Prairie, B., Savage, C., & Weeks, W. B. (2008). Group prenatal care: An analysis of cost. Journal of Health Care Finance, 34(4), 31–41.


Novick, G. (2004). CenteringPregnancy and the current state of prenatal care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 49(5), 405–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.06.001


Novick, G., Reid, A. E., Lewis, J., Kershaw, T. S., Rising, S. S., & Ickovics, J. R. (2013). Group prenatal care: Model fidelity and outcomes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 209(2), 112.e1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.026


Novick, G., Sadler, L. S., Kennedy, H. P., Cohen, S. S., Groce, N. E., & Knafl, K. A. (2011). Women’s Experience of Group Prenatal Care. Qualitative Health Research, 21(1), 97–116. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732310378655


Novick, G., Sadler, L. S., Knafl, K. A., Groce, N. E., & Kennedy, H. P. (2012). The Intersection of Everyday Life and Group Prenatal Care for Women in Two Urban Clinics. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 23(2), 589–603. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2012.0060


Novick, G., Sadler, L. S., Knafl, K. A., Groce, N. E., & Kennedy, H. P. (2013). In a hard spot: Providing group prenatal care in two urban clinics. Midwifery, 29(6), 690–697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.013



Substance Use Disorder

Akiyama, M. J., Agyemang, L., Arnsten, J. H., Heo, M., Norton, B. L., Schackman, B. R., Linas, B. P., & Litwin, A. H. (2018). Rationale, design, and methodology of a trial evaluating three models of care for HCV treatment among injection drug users on opioid agonist therapy. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-2964-5


Akyar, S., Nyaku, A., Lao, K., Ruthberg, S., & Zerbo, E. A. (2022). Satisfaction with group-based appointments among patients with opioid use disorder in an urban buprenorphine clinic. Substance Abuse, 43(1), 913–916. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2021.2010258


Bair, M. J. (2017). Using Group Visits to Provide Overdose Education and Distribute Naloxone to High-Risk Primary Care Patients. Pain Medicine, 18(12), 2263–2265. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx279


Colon-Rivera, H. A., Daum, A. M., & Nykiel, S. (2016). The impact of sharing: The use of shared medical appointments to allow providers to increase treatment access for substance use and related disorders. Substance Abuse, 37(1), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2015.1129021


Doorley, S. L., Ho, C. J., Echeverria, E., Preston, C., Ngo, H., Kamal, A., & Cunningham, C. O. (2017). Buprenorphine shared medical appointments for the treatment of opioid dependence in a homeless clinic. Substance Abuse, 38(1), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2016.1264535


Women's Health

Gibson, H., Huang, D., Hayhoe, B. W. J., & El, -Osta Austen. (n.d.). A Virtual Group Consultation Model of Care for Menopause Treatment. NEJM Catalyst, 3(6), CAT.22.0041. https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.22.0041


Greenwald, S. R., Watson, S., Goldman, M., & Rowen, T. S. (2017). Group Medical Visits to Provide Gynecologic Care for Women Affected by Breast Cancer. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 4(1), 18–23. https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1269


Meriwether, K. V., Panter, V., McWethy, M., Rishel Brakey, H., & Komesu, Y. M. (n.d.). Centering Group Treatment for Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Qualitative Analysis. Urogynecology, 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001228. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000001228


Meriwether, K. V., Ravichandran, N., Darley, C. J., Panter, V., & Komesu, Y. M. (n.d.). Centering Group Treatment for Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Prospective, Parallel-Group Cohort Study. Urogynecology, 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001271. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000001271



Key Resources from our Circle of friends

January 2022 Impact Circles - Group Medical Visits

Part of LM2021 On Demand - Group Medical Visits as a Platform for Health Care


Freeman, K., Bidwell, J. (2022). Lifestyle Medicine: Shared Medical Appointments. Supplement to The Journal of Family Practice, 71(1), S62-S65. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0278


Lifestyle Medicine SMA Toolkit

IM4Us & Open Source Wellness - Community as Telemedicine: Shifting Group Visits to Virtual Platforms (webinar)

Wellness Blog - Participatory Care: How Group Visits Are Essential to Its Growing Popularity

Podcasts

Videos

Dr. Paula Gardiner – The Doctor Will Meditate With You Now: Implementing Mindful Medical Group Visits into Clinical Care

Osher Center

Dr. Jeffrey Geller - Loneliness and the Power of Groups

PH128 - Julie Foucher

January 2023 Forum: Kicking Off a Year of Connection

Functional Forum

Group Visit Resource Directory

Additional Resources

Case Studies

Chronic Disease Management with Group Visits: Integrative Primary Care Case Study

Samueli Integrative Health Programs


https://www.writerforrent.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CS_Group-Visits_FINAL.pdf

Slide Decks

Enlightening Experiences with Shared Medical Appointments

Byron L. Haney, MD


https://www.physicianvitality.org/uploads/3/9/1/7/39176047/1._haney_-_shared_medical_appointments.pdf

Reference Downloads

Group Medical Visits have gone mainstream largely because the evidence supporting efficacy is very strong!  Here you will find the bibliographies and online resources you need to make a strong case to your organization to move forwards with your GMV plans!

A special thank you to Ariana Thompson-Lastad for your work in the field!

Full Group Medical Visit Bibliography (pdf)Download
Integrative Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Clinician Experience in Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Patient Experience of Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Group Medical Visits for Cancer (pdf)Download
Group Prenatal Care (pdf)Download

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