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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 2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2024 Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending Go to Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending
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 2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2024 Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending Go to Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending
2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care?
2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?