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Challenges of Medical Home Transformation Reported by 118 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Leaders

Leif I. Solberg, A. Lauren Crain, Juliana O. Tillema, Patricia L. Fontaine, Robin R. Whitebird, Thom J. Flottemesch, Sarah Hudson Scholle and Benjamin F. Crabtree
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2014, 27 (4) 449-457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130303
Leif I. Solberg
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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A. Lauren Crain
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Juliana O. Tillema
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Patricia L. Fontaine
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Robin R. Whitebird
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Thom J. Flottemesch
From the HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis MN (LIS, ALC, JOT, PLF, RRW, TJF); the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (SHS); and the Department of Family Medicine (BFC), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Sarah Hudson Scholle
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Benjamin F. Crabtree
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2014, 27 (4) 449-457; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130303
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