title: A survivor's guide for primary care physicians.
abstract: Building strong relationships among physicians and staff improves the practice's ability to deal with the uncertainties of a rapidly changing environment. Interacting proactively with the economic, social, political, and cultural environment-the practice landscape-provides opportunities for adaptation and ongoing learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1 World's Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA. crabtrbf@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Benjamin F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Reuben R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: Kurt C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Stange
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Nutting
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jaén
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012931:Social Environment
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