A New Business Model for General Practice

Following an analysis of the IMO GP Benchmark Study and consultation with members the IMO developed a GP Strategy which was endorsed at a National GP Meeting in March 2010. As part of that Strategy the IMO commissioned a GP Workload Study to examine the realities of the full range of work undertaken by GPs. In the following months work began on the development of a model for a modern General Practice which will maximise the potential of GPs and General Practice to deliver high quality services and care to patients in the community.

In essence the focus of our work is to:

a) Examine how the latest technology could be best employed to deliver increased productivity, reduce costs and improve services

b) Identify a range of complementary support material and tools for GPs to enhance their business model

In April 2011 a presentation on A New Business Model for General Practice was made to the National GP Meeting at the IMO AGM and a motion was passed supporting the development of an IMO Model for General Practice.