From my standpoint, that is also a win for the healthcare site. For starters, if the in-patient includes a chronic disease, then a primary care physician will be much more successful in treating the patient. Instead of the patient arriving on a monthly basis approximately to "released a fire," the well-managed chronic care patient may come in twice a 12 months for a checkup and encouragement. Many Medical Group would rejoice at such success. In the end, that is why most became physicians. The office manager at the principal care site could see it as a loss of income.
This isn't apt to be so as pay-for-performance rewards can help offset the income and most offices will better manage to meet the needs of their patients. Also, in accordance with a 2005 article by Trolls Ost bye in the Annals of Family Medicine, most primary care physicians don't have sufficient time in a day to take care of the needs of these chronically ill patients, not as those with acute problems. Hence, time not found in "putting out fires" could be dedicated to the needs of other patients who may not have been receiving the quantity of care necessary. The physician's day will still be full.
For hospitals, as noted in another article in the March/April edition of "Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare," you will see lower costs in risk management. Put simply, you will see fewer suits, lower insurance costs and improved patient loyalty. One local hospital used the approach to satisfying patients and families needs and concerns to increase to the most effective quartile of national hospitals in patient satisfaction. In reality, in 2010 this same hospital was ranked by "Modern Healthcare" as one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.
In other healthcare areas, professional groups such as the Pacific Associates IPA and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy allow us their media presence. This permits the old professional groups to have a new place to meet up on the internet.