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This chapter reviews the broad historical significance of the patient-centered medical home and discusses the benefits of implementing PCMH in an academic practice. Using case studies, the chapter elaborates on the clinic director’s role in overseeing PCMH recognition.

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  1. HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255, USA

    Priya Radhakrishnan M.D., F.A.C.P.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Lee Bach Lu

  2. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Ernie-Paul Barrette

  3. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Craig Noronha

  4. University of Vermont, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Halle G. Sobel

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Daniel G. Tobin

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Radhakrishnan, P. (2018). Patient-Centered Medical Home. In: Lu, L., Barrette, EP., Noronha, C., Sobel, H., Tobin, D. (eds) Leading an Academic Medical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68267-9_22

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