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SSM Health Care clinical collaboratives: Improving the value of patient care in a health care system

Kosseff AL, Niemeier S. SSM Health Care clinical collaboratives: Improving the value of patient care in a health care system. Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 2001 Jan;27(1):5-19.

A description of the SSM Health Care collaborative model and a discussion of successes and failures in collaborative team projects.

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