W. Jerry Murray, AIA NCARB Vice President Rooney Clinger Murray, Architects Findlay, Ohio

Like a gleaming vessel of the future sitting in the fields north of Findlay, Ohio; Physicians Plus is more than a building. Physicians Plus is a concept which beckons clients to try a new way of receiving health care.

The concept is simple: give a patient control and place them in an environment that encourages health through clarity and convenience. Prompt access to services is a primary convenience criterion. Depending on your health care needs, services on-site include diagnostics and treatment, x-ray imaging, pharmacy, physical therapy and lab services including perhaps the most innovative concept in health care delivery today: drive-in blood draw and blood pressure services. The essence of Physicians Plus as a building and as a concept is giving control of the delivery of health care to the patient.

The desire is not to automate the practice of medicine, but to automate a patient's access to medicine. "Our computers will be able to provide patients with a wealth of health-related information, and take the tedium out of the registration process and repetitive tasks," emphasizes William E. Ruse, President of Blanchard Valley Health Association. "This will free our physicians and nurses to spend their time practicing medicine--not struggling with paperwork."

The keeper of the chart has traditionally controlled medical care. By allowing the patient to carry his personal medical history with him on a Smart Card, the Physicians Plus concept will empower the patient to control the type of service he receives; when and where he chooses to receive it.

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