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Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-12	(skim)
Introduction	13-26	(skim)
Defining Primary Care	27-51	(skim)
The Value of Primary Care	52-75	(skim)
The Nature of Primary Care	76-103	(skim)
The Delivery of Primary Care	104-147	(skim)
The Primary Care Workforce	148-178	(skim)
Education and Training for Primary Care	179-215	(skim)
Research and Evaluation in Primary Care	216-246	(skim)
Implementation Strategy	247-262	(skim)
Appendixes	263-264	(skim)
A Site Visits	265-267	(skim)
B Public Hearing	268-273	(skim)
C Workshops	274-284	(skim)
D Mental Health Care in the Primary Care Setting	285-311	(skim)
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	312-340	(skim)
F Integrating Our Primary Care and Public Health Systems: A Formula for Improving Community and Population Health	341-373	(skim)
G Committee Biographies	374-384	(skim)
Index	385-395	(skim)

Description

Ask for a definition of primary care, and you are likely to hear as many answers as there are health care professionals in your survey. Primary Care fills this gap with a detailed definition already adopted by professional organizations and praised at recent conferences. This volume makes recommendations for improving primary care, building its organization, financing, infrastructure, and knowledge base--as well as developing a way of thinking and acting for primary care clinicians. Are there enough primary care doctors? Are they merely gatekeepers? Is the traditional relationship between patient and doctor outmoded? The committee draws conclusions about these and other controversies in a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion that covers

• The scope of primary care.
• Its philosophical underpinnings.
• Its value to the patient and the community.
• Its impact on cost, access, and quality.
  

This volume discusses the needs of special populations, the role of the capitation method of payment, and more. Recommendations are offered for achieving a more multidisciplinary education for primary care clinicians. Research priorities are identified. Primary Care provides a forward-thinking view of primary care as it should be practiced in the new integrated health care delivery systems--important to health care clinicians and those who train and employ them, policymakers at all levels, health care managers, payers, and interested individuals.

Reviews

"The report is an important piece of work." --Family & Community Health journal

Authoring Organizations

• Institute of Medicine (IOM)
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