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Collaboration is the Best Medicine: The Time for Participatory Medicine is Now
Published 9/10/2025 in SPM Blog
  Editor's Note: Kevin Freiert and Dan Halpren-Ruder, MD are part of a group working to launch an exciting new SPM inititative, described here.   The Promise Participatory medicine promises to enhance quality while potentially decreasing costs. By actively... read more ❯

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