The American journal of managed care
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Shared medical appointments in a residency clinic: an exploratory study among Hispanics with diabetes.
To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of shared medical appointments (SMAs) among Hispanic patients with diabetes mellitus attending a family medicine residency clinic. ⋯ Implementing SMAs is feasible and effective among Hispanic patients with diabetes attending a family medicine residency clinic.Health plan managers and policy makers can work with family medicine residents to encourage the use of this model as an alternative approach or in addition to conventional one-on-one interactions with patients.