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Barriers and Facilitators to Expanding Roles of Medical Assistants in Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs)

Jeanne M. Ferrante, Eric K. Shaw, Jennifer E. Bayly, Jenna Howard, M. Nell Quest, Elizabeth C. Clark and Connie Pascal
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2018, 31 (2) 226-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170341
Jeanne M. Ferrante
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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Eric K. Shaw
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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Jennifer E. Bayly
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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Jenna Howard
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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M. Nell Quest
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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Elizabeth C. Clark
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
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Connie Pascal
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vol. 31 no. 2 226-235
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170341
PubMed 
29535239

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 15, 2017
  • Revision received November 10, 2017
  • Accepted for publication November 30, 2017
  • Published online March 13, 2018.

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  1. Jeanne M. Ferrante, MD, MPH,
  2. Eric K. Shaw, PhD,
  3. Jennifer E. Bayly, BS,
  4. Jenna Howard, PhD,
  5. M. Nell Quest, PhD,
  6. Elizabeth C. Clark, MD, MPH and
  7. Connie Pascal, MS
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (JMF, JH, ECC); Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick (JMF); Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (JMF); Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA (EKS); Preliminary Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway (JEB); Rutgers Center for Law and Justice, Newark (MNQ); Rutgers School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick (CP).
  1. Corresponding author: Jeanne M. Ferrante, MD, MPH, 112 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (E-mail: jeanne.ferrante{at}rutgers.edu).
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Jeanne M. Ferrante, Eric K. Shaw, Jennifer E. Bayly, Jenna Howard, M. Nell Quest, Elizabeth C. Clark, Connie Pascal
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2018, 31 (2) 226-235; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170341
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