Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era

TLDR: The most valuable chapter in the book defines primary care as the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community.

Abstract: 1 Front Matter 2 Summary 3 Introduction 4 Defining Primary Care 5 The Value of Primary Care 6 The Nature of Primary Care 7 The Delivery of Primary Care 8 The Primary Care Workforce 9 Education and Training for Primary Care 10 Research and Evaluation in Primary Care 11 Implementation Strategy 12 Appendixes 13 A Site Visits 14 B Public Hearing 15 C Workshops 16 D Mental Health Care in the Primary Care Setting 17 E Life in the Kaleidodscope: The Impact of Managed Care on the U.S. Health Care Workforce and a New Model for the Delivery of Primary Care 18 F Integrating Our Primary Care and Public Health Systems: A Formula for Improving Community and Population Health 19 G Committee Biographies 20 Index