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The Challenges of Measuring, Improving, and Reporting Quality in Primary Care

Richard A. Young, Richard G. Roberts and Richard J. Holden
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2017, 15 (2) 175-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2014
Richard A. Young
1JPS Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Worth, Texas
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Richard G. Roberts
2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Richard J. Holden
3Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, Bloomington, Indiana
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vol. 15 no. 2 175-182
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2014
PubMed 
28289120

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 4, 2016
  • Revision received September 19, 2006
  • Accepted for publication October 12, 2016
  • Published online March 13, 2017.

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  1. Richard A. Young, MD1⇑,
  2. Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD2 and
  3. Richard J. Holden, PhD3
  1. 1JPS Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Worth, Texas
  2. 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
  3. 3Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, Bloomington, Indiana
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Richard A. Young, MD JPS Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Program, 1500 S Main, Fort Worth, TX 76104, ryoung01{at}jpshealth.org
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