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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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