Primary care

by Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Health Care Services. Committee on the Future of Primary Care

Introduction -- Defining primary care -- The value of primary care -- The nature of primary care -- The delivery of primary care -- The primary care workforce -- Education and training for primary care -- Research and evaluation in primary care -- Implementation strategy -- Appendixes -- A. Site visits -- B. Public hearing -- C. Workshops -- D. Mental health care in the primary care setting -- E. Life in the kaleidoscope: the impact of managed care on the U.S. Health Care Workforce and a new model for the delivery of primary care -- F. Integrating our primary care and public health systems: a formula for improving community and population health -- G. Committee biographies -- Index.