Table 1.

Characteristics of MDVIP Practices and Traditional Practices

MDVIP Practice	Traditional Practice
Physicians focused on early risk detection and prevention of disease	Physicians focused on diagnosis and control of chronic conditions
≤ 600 patients per physician	>2400 patients per physician
8–12 patients per day seen by physician	30–35 patients per day seen by available provider
Care delivered only by personal physician	Care delivered by available physicians/extenders
30–90 minutes per visit	<8 minutes per visit
Personal physician available 24/7	Emergency “on-call service”
MDVIP physician network available when traveling	Walk-in clinics or emergency rooms when traveling
Coordination of care (ie, specialists, hospitalists)	Little coordination of care or follow-up
Patients get all their questions answered	Patients don't have time to ask questions
Same-day appointments	Average 4–6 weeks for appointment
On-time appointments	Waiting rooms
Proactive coaching outside of the office	Patient responsible for own education and exercise, among others

MDVIP = MD-Value in Prevention.