TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of an Ongoing Diabetes Group Medical Visit in a Family Medicine Practice JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 279 LP - 281 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170373 VL - 31 IS - 2 AU - Amy T. Cunningham AU - David J. Delgado AU - Joseph D. Jackson AU - Albert G. Crawford AU - Serge Jabbour AU - Robert D. Lieberthal AU - Victor Diaz AU - Marianna LaNoue Y1 - 2018/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/279.abstract N2 - Purpose: Group medical visits (GMVs), which combine 1-on-1 clinical consultations and group self-management education, have emerged as a promising vehicle for supporting type 2 diabetes management in primary care. However, few evaluations exist of ongoing diabetes GMVs embedded in medical practices.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design to evaluate diabetes GMV at a large family medicine practice. We examined program attendance and attrition, used propensity score matching to create a matched comparison group, and compared participants and the matched group on clinical, process of care, and utilization outcomes.Results: GMV participants (n = 230) attended an average of 1 session. Participants did not differ significantly from the matched comparison group (n = 230) on clinical, process of care or utilization outcomes.Conclusions: The diabetes GMV was not associated with improvements in outcomes. Further studies should examine diabetes GMV implementation challenges to enhance their effectiveness in everyday practice. ER -