I don't know if this is the right group to post to but ...
I was wondering if any physicians out there have had
experience with the "Open Access" or "Advanced Access" model
of seeing patients. That's where there really isn't a set
schedule; patients just call up to come in that day if they
need to come in.
It's great for patients because it solves the problem of
always having to wait weeks or months to get an appointment
with their primary care doctor ... but how does it affect
the doctors themselves? Do they spend their days dealing
with much more acute stuff, chest pain, abdominal pain,
people needing to be hospitalized, etc ... is it more
stressful? Or do physicians like it better in general?
My med group is thinking of implementing this system over
the next several months and I just want to have an idea of
whether people think this is going to be brutal.
Thanks,
MH