Commentary Transformation of health care at the front line. Citation Text: Conway PH, Clancy CM. Transformation of health care at the front line. JAMA. 2009;301(7):763-5. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.103. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 25, 2009 Conway PH, Clancy CM. JAMA. 2009;301(7):763-5. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary emphasizes five key drivers to improve health care delivery and suggests next steps to accomplish such changes. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Conway PH, Clancy CM. Transformation of health care at the front line. JAMA. 2009;301(7):763-5. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.103. 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