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“Beyond Just a Supplement”: Administrators' Visions for the Future of Virtual Primary Care Services

Taressa K. Fraze, Laura B. Beidler, Emilia H. De Marchis, Laura M. Gottlieb and Michael B. Potter
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 527-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210479
Taressa K. Fraze
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California (TKF) The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (LBB), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (ED), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco (LMG), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MBP).
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Laura B. Beidler
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California (TKF) The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (LBB), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (ED), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco (LMG), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MBP).
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Emilia H. De Marchis
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California (TKF) The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (LBB), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (ED), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco (LMG), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MBP).
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Laura M. Gottlieb
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California (TKF) The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (LBB), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (ED), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco (LMG), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MBP).
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Michael B. Potter
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California (TKF) The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (LBB), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (ED), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco (LMG), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MBP).
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Taressa K. Fraze, Laura B. Beidler, Emilia H. De Marchis, Laura M. Gottlieb, Michael B. Potter
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