Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care

by Board on Health Care Services, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, et al.

High-quality primary care is the foundation of the health care system. It provides continuous, person-centered, relationship-based care that considers the needs and preferences of individuals, families, and communities. Without access to high-quality primary care, minor health problems can spiral into chronic disease, chronic disease management becomes difficult and uncoordinated, visits to emergency departments increase, preventive care lags, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309685109
• ISBN13: 9780309685108
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"