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Business Plan Development 

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Basic information about Primary Care Networks (PCNs), their purpose, and their place within primary care reform in Alberta is provided in the Guide & Reference Manual for Primary Care Networks.

In the past, funding for developing PCNs was calculated according to a chart considering project phase and PCN size, with monthly status reporting. This process has been streamlined and more tightly linked to individualized project plans. The result is a shorter simplified template (in Excel format with some integrated instructions embedded as comments) and this following sections.