Martin,
Tom is correct, it stands for Ideal Medical (Micro) Practice and it is mainly a PCP, primary care, Family Practice kind of thing. There were some internal med folks there, one "naturopath" which kind of struck me as odd, and not any Ped's that I could tell. One or two NP practices I think, but don't hold me to that. But again like 90% FP's if I were to guess.
It's really about being mean, lean in terms of business and useable affordable tech, like AC for example (many folks had other small programs, but I'd say AC was probably number 1) while getting back to why most PCP's went into medicine and primary care in the first place, to care, have a positive relationship with your patients and really have a positive effect on outcomes and change people's lives thru good old fashioned good practice and care. No drive by visits allowed.
The word seemed to be left coast next year which might mean we make this more of an every other year event, but we shall see. It was the first time I think either Nancy and I were in a room full of docs where we didn't sort of feel like the oddballs sticking out and not fitting in, with attitudes so thick you could cut them with a knife. Tie dye tee shirts, laid back attitudes, similar perspective on life and medicine and a passion to take it back from the @$$holes who have ruined it for all of us and our patients.
So now we are IMP's!!! Very cool. Thanks again Brian. I want to help you be an IMP again one day too....
Paul
