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The Diversity of Providers on the Family Medicine Team

2016

AUTHOR(S)
Bazemore, Andrew W
Wingrove, Peter M
Peterson, Lars E
Petterson, Stephen M
TOPIC(S)
Role of Primary Care
KEYWORD(S)
Teams
VOLUME
29(1):8-9

Family physicians are increasingly incorporating other health care providers into their practice teams to better meet the needs of increasingly complex and comorbid patients. While a majority of family physicians report working with a nurse practitioner, only 21% work with a behavioral health specialist. A better understanding of optimal team composition and function in primary care is essential to realizing the promise of a patient-centered medical home and achieving the triple aim.

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