What if I were to tell you the average Primary Care Physician would have to spend 21.7 hours per day to provide all the recommended acute, chronic and preventative care for a panel of 2,500 patients?* What if I also told you that most estimates show Primary Care Physicians have an average of 2,000 – 3,000 patients on their panels? You can clearly understand why it is hard to see your doctor and have enough time in your visit to address all your needs. Dr. Mark will limit his practice to approximately 800 patients. This means that he will have more time available to spend with each patient.  He will also have time to better coordinate their care with specialists, hospitals or the latest advances in treatments. With fewer patients, Dr. Mark can be reached easily using the latest technology, such as texting or e-mail.

* Altschuler, MD, Justin, Margolius, MD, David, Bodenheimer, MD, Thomas, and Grumbach, MD, Kevin. “Estimating a Reasonable Patient Panel Size for Primary Care Physicians With Team- Based Task Delegation.” Annals of Family Medicine 10.5 (2012): 396-400. Print. Altschuler, MD, Justin, Margolius, MD, David, Bodenheimer, MD, Thomas, and Grumbach, MD, Kevin. “Estimating a Reasonable Patient Panel Size for Primary Care Physicians With Team- Based Task Delegation.” Annals of Family Medicine 10.5 (2012): 396-400.  Print.