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Home Research Research Library The primary care extension program: a catalyst for change The primary care extension program: a catalyst for change 2013 Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Kaufman, Arthur, Mold, James W, Grumbach, Kevin, Vetter-Smith, M, Berry, A, and Burke, Bridget Teevan Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Payment Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine The Affordable Care Act authorized, but did not fund, the Primary Care Extension Program (PCEP). Much like the Cooperative Extension Program of the US Department of Agriculture sped the modernization of farming a century ago, the PCEP could speed the transformation of primary care. It could also help achieve other goals such as integrating primary care with public health and translating research into practice. The urgency of these goals and their importance to achieving the Triple Aim for health care should increase interest in rapidly building the PCEP, much as the need to feed the country did a century ago. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care Go to Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care 2021 Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond Go to Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination 2014 Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives Go to Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives
Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Kaufman, Arthur, Mold, James W, Grumbach, Kevin, Vetter-Smith, M, Berry, A, and Burke, Bridget Teevan Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Payment Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care Go to Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care 2021 Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond Go to Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination 2014 Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives Go to Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives
2014 Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care Go to Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care
2021 Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond Go to Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination
2014 Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives Go to Which family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives