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Measuring Physician Quality and Efficiency in an Era of Practice Transformation: PCMH as a Case Study

Lewis G. Sandy, Heidi Haltson, Brent A. Metfessel and Conway Reese
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2015, 13 (3) 264-268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1784
Lewis G. Sandy
1UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Brent A. Metfessel
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vol. 13 no. 3 264-268
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1784
PubMed 
25964406

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 26, 2014
  • Revision received February 6, 2015
  • Accepted for publication March 2, 2015
  • Published online May 11, 2015.

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  1. Lewis G. Sandy, MD1⇑,
  2. Heidi Haltson, BS2,
  3. Brent A. Metfessel, MD1 and
  4. Conway Reese, BS2
  1. 1UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minnesota
  2. 2Optum, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Lewis G. Sandy, MD, UnitedHealth Group, 9900 Bren Rd E, Minnetonka, MN 55343, lewis_g_sandy{at}uhg.com

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