Longitudinal Family Physician Services definition

Longitudinal Family Physician Services means the types of services typically provided by a family physician who provides longitudinal, relationship-based, comprehensive, family medicine care in a community-based setting (including medically required services to beneficiaries), aligned with the attributes of a Patient Medical Home.

Longitudinal Family Physician Services or “LFP Services” means the types of services typically provided by a full services community family physician who provides longitudinal health care services (including medically required services to beneficiaries) and those services associated with a Patient Medical Home, including the services described in Section 12 [Included Services] but excluding those services described in Section 13 [Excluded Services].

Examples of Longitudinal Family Physician Services in a sentence

• For reference:• “LFP Clinic” means a medical clinic in which a physician enrolled in the LFP Payment Model regularly provides Community Longitudinal Family Physician Services.

• The terms “LFP Host Physician,” “LFP Locum,” “LFP Locum Service,” “LFP Practice Service”, “Maternity Service” and “Non-panel Service” are defined in Appendix A [Definitions].For clarity, a physician who is enrolled under the LFP Payment Model and providing Community Longitudinal Family Physician Services may also provide LFP Locum Services.

• For clarity, a physician who is enrolled under the LFP Payment Model and providing Community Longitudinal Family Physician Services may also provide LFP Locum Services.

• This analysis reviewed to a greater depth many of the points referenced in the RRI, including differences in the detention numbers, the diversion options available to each group, and the possibility of transfer to criminal court.