Improving Medical Practice: A Conceptual Framework
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 May 2007Open access
Leif I. Solberg
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This framework may provide a guide to those in the front lines of care who would like to make the care transformations that are needed to greatly improve care and may also be helpful to those who are developing or testing interventions and recruiting medical practices for such change efforts.
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This framework may provide a guide to those in the front lines of care who would like to make the care transformations that are needed to greatly improve care. It may also be helpful to those who are developing or testing interventions and recruiting medical practices for such change efforts.
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