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High-Performing Teamlets in Primary Care: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Melinda A. Chen, Claude Rubinson, Eloise M. O’Donnell, Jing Li, Thomas Bodenheimer and Lawrence P. Casalino
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2024, 37 (1) 105-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230105R1
Melinda A. Chen
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Claude Rubinson
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Eloise M. O’Donnell
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Jing Li
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Thomas Bodenheimer
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Lawrence P. Casalino
From the Division of Health Policy & Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College (MAC, EMO, LPC), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (MAC), Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston – Downtown (CR), Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington (JL), Department of Family Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (TB).
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Melinda A. Chen, Claude Rubinson, Eloise M. O’Donnell, Jing Li, Thomas Bodenheimer, Lawrence P. Casalino
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Melinda A. Chen, Claude Rubinson, Eloise M. O’Donnell, Jing Li, Thomas Bodenheimer, Lawrence P. Casalino
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2024, 37 (1) 105-111; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230105R1
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