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AAFP leaders address scope of practice, role of PCMHs during town hall meeting
The role of primary care physicians in care delivery, highlighted in scope-of-practice issues and Patient-Centered Medical Homes, was the topic of an American Academy of Family Physicians town hall meeting.
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