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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has created a new health care provider organization.
University officials say Rutgers Health will become one of the first academic health care provider organizations in the nation to integrate a full range of health-related specialties with more traditional fields.
Officials say the three-pronged Rutgers Health operational framework will be developed over the next few years.
It calls for Rutgers Health to serve as the clinical arm of the university, becoming the single brand for all Rutgers patient care and patient services.
The Rutgers Health Group will be developed as a statewide faculty practice, comprising more than 1,000 Rutgers-based physicians, dentists, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists and other clinicians. And the Rutgers Health Network will encompass teaching hospitals, community centers, medical groups, wellness centers and other affiliated entities and partners.
The university's board of governors authorized the Rutgers Health organization on Wednesday.
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