PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bodenheimer, Thomas
AU  - Laing, Brian Yoshio
TI  - The Teamlet Model of Primary Care
AID  - 10.1370/afm.731
DP  - 2007 Sep 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 457--461
VI  - 5
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/5/457.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/5/457.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2007 Sep 01; 5
AB  - The 15-minute visit does not allow the physician sufficient time to provide the variety of services expected of primary care. A teamlet (little team) model of care is proposed to extend the 15-minute physician visit. The teamlet consists of 1 clinician and 2 health coaches. A clinical encounter includes 4 parts: a previsit by the coach, a visit by the clinician together with the coach, a postvisit by the coach, and between-visit care by the coach. Medical assistants or other practice personnel would require retraining to assume the health coach role. Some organizations have instituted aspects of the teamlet model. Primary care practices interested in trying out the teamlet concept need to train 2 health coaches for each full-time equivalent clinician to ensure smooth patient flow. Annals Journal Club selection—see inside back cover or http://www.annfammed.org/AJC/.