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Description
A research and training collaboration of the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. The goal of the program is to design new approaches to care that markedly reduce cost and improve outcomes. PAMFRI's role is to help young researchers evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of these interventions.
Funder
Richard & Susan Levy Family Trust
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