Overview

The Department of Family Medicine embraces a research agenda that will continuously improve the health of its patients as well as their satisfaction with medical services received. Testing innovations in the delivery of care is an important dimension of this agenda. In each case, new systems that take advantage of modern technology are evaluated in regard to their impact on quality and access.

Currently, the department is experimenting with Virtual Specialty Consultations (VSC) coordinated by Family Medicine providers. Patient satisfaction with the new approach is being evaluated along with differences in overall self-rated health. As the program matures, impact on clinical outcomes such as diastolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels will be assessed. Dr. Steven Adamson is leading this project.

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