Ambulatory Office Organization for Internal Medicine Resident Medical Education
Academic MedicinePublished 26 October 2010
Stewart Babbott, Brent W. Beasley, Siddharta G. Reddy, F. Daniel Duffy, Mohan Nadkarni, Eric S. Holmboe
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A substantial portion of residency clinics have elements needed for PCMH recognition, however, clinics struggled with connecting these elements with coordination-of-care processes, suggesting areas for improvement to support better functioning of ambulatory training practices.
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A substantial portion of residency clinics have elements needed for PCMH recognition. However, clinics struggled with connecting these elements with coordination-of-care processes, suggesting areas for improvement to support better functioning of ambulatory training practices.
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MedicineHealth ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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