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From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider

Thomas Bodenheimer and Christine Sinsky
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2014, 12 (6) 573-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1713
Thomas Bodenheimer
1Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Christine Sinsky
2Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plan, Dubuque, Iowa
3American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
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vol. 12 no. 6 573-576
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1713
PubMed 
25384822

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication May 10, 2014
  • Revision received August 15, 2014
  • Accepted for publication September 2, 2014
  • Published online November 10, 2014.

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  1. Thomas Bodenheimer, MD1⇑ and
  2. Christine Sinsky, MD2,3
  1. 1Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
  2. 2Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plan, Dubuque, Iowa
  3. 3American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, Bldg 80-83, SF General Hospital, 995 Potrero Ave. San Francisco, CA 94110, TBodenheimer{at}fcm.ucsf.edu or tbodie{at}earthlink.net

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