SavingPrimaryCare.org is an off-shoot of the
Ideal Medical Practices Project that has been running since
2006. This grant funded* project supports solo and small
practices across the US as they struggled to provide superb
care in a very difficult environment.
The volunteer participants in this project
discover that even though they are smart, hard working, and
caring they still struggle to keep their practices from
dying due to the toxic environment. Current health care
policies systematically reward the wrong work and punish us
when we do the right thing.
While many of us desperately try to remain
afloat in this abysmal system, others find that they can
only survive by ditching any interaction with the insurance
industry. We need solutions that will work for all
of our patients and for all of our practices.
We need new policies that truly support
excellent care. A lot of the suggestions coming out of
state capitols and Washington DC look like more of the same.
We’re a bunch of physicians, nurse
practitioners, nurse midwives, physician assistants, nurses,
office managers, secretaries and just plain folks who want
to see the US develop a high performing health system.
Aside from being an offshoot of our
not-for-profit Ideal Medical Practices, we have no ties to
any political party or corporation. Our aim is to help the
US create a policy environment in which effective primary
care can flourish so that we can all benefit from the
improved outcomes, improved experience of care, and reduced
costs of health care.
Come look at our evolving resources:
www.IMPCenter.org is the official web site for Ideal
Medical Practices – a nonprofit we are setting up to help
practices deliver superb care.
www.IdealMedicalPractices.org is the official web site
of the Ideal Medical Practices project funded by the
Physician’s Foundation.
Thank you for your interest.
L. Gordon Moore, MD
Ideal Medical Practices project
*The Physician’s Foundation
