With CIMIT support, the “Of-the-Futures” learning-laboratory model has spread to other settings across the continuum of care. Opening its doors in July 2010, the MGH Ambulatory Practice of the Future (APF) was created with the idea of being an innovation learning lab for the MGH primary care community while simultaneously functioning as a primary care clinic for employees. The final product is an IT-rich ambulatory practice environment, which includes remote conferencing and consulting; on-site or remote scheduling and check in; and virtual visits, including remote monitoring and automatic recording of vital signs to electronic medical records.
