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  The Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care: Lessons From the Field

  Read about the building blocks of high performing primary care, based on site visits to 7 practices (2 of which are also LEAP sites). Team-based care is one of those foundational steps, illustrated through several case studies and examples from the high functioning practices, in this report prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation

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  Primary care: proposed solutions to the physician shortage without training more physicians

  Bodenheimer and Smith make the case that primary care capacity can be greatly increased by empowering licensed personnel to provide more care, creating standing orders for non-licensed health personnel, increasing the potential for more patient self-care, and harnessing technology to add capacity. Bodenheimer TS, Smith MD. Primary care: proposed solutions to the physician shortage without training more physicians. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Nov;32(11):1881-6. PMID: 24191075.

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  In search of joy in practice: a report of 23 high-functioning primary care practices

  Findings from another project to learn from exemplary primary care practices highlights the benefits of team-based care: high-functioning teams, improved work satisfaction, and greater joy in practice. Sinsky CA, Willard-Grace R, Schutzbank AM, Sinsky TA, Margolius D, Bodenheimer T. In search of joy in practice: a report of 23 high-functioning primary care practices. Ann Fam Med. 2013 May-Jun;11(3):272-8. PMID: 23690328

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  Effective team-based primary care: observations from innovative practices.

  Learn about the major findings from the LEAP project, based on observations from 30 exemplary primary care practices around the country. This article highlights the roles and functions carried out at high-functioning LEAP practices. Effective team-based primary care: observations from innovative practices. Wagner EH, Flinter M, Hsu C, Cromp D, Austin BT, Etz R, Crabtree BF, Ladden MD. BMC Fam Pract. 2017 Feb 2;18(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0590-8. PMID: 28148227

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  Overcoming Challenges to teamwork in Patient-Centered Medical Homes

  This article describes challenges to providing team-based care from interviews with team members at 27 practices around the country that have been recognized at Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
  Overcoming Challenges to Teamwork in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: A Qualitative Study. O'Malley AS, Gourevitch R, Draper K, Bond A, Tirodkar MA. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Nov 11. PMID: 25385207.

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  Redesigning Your Work Space to Support Team-Based Care

  This article presents practical tips to redesign the work environment to better support teams: 1) optimize on-stage areas for patient flow, 2) standardize exam rooms, 3) co-locate team members in off-stage areas, 4) move from private offices to shared spaces. McGough PM, Jaffy MB, Norris TE, Sheffield P, Shumway M. Redesigning your work space to support team-based care. Fam Pract Manag. 2013 Mar-Apr;20(2):20-4.
  Review. PubMed PMID: 23547610.

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  The Teamlet Model of Primary Care

  The teamlet model of 1 provider with 2 MA health coaches is described in this article. Bodenheimer T, Laing BY. The teamlet model of primary care. Ann Fam Med. 2007. Sep-Oct;5(5):457-61. PubMed PMID: 17893389; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2000308.

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  Can health care teams improve primary care practice?

  In this article, learn about the 5 key characteristics of cohesive care teams, including division of labor and having clinical and administrative systems that support the work of teams. These features are illustrated in two case studies, including one LEAP site located in Maine. Grumbach K, Bodenheimer T. Can health care teams improve primary care practice? JAMA. 2004 Mar 10;291(10):1246-51. PMID: 15010447.

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