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Primary care, the fundamental practice of medicine, is at a crossroads. Changes in population demographics and in the financing and organization of the health care system are forcing changes in the role of physicians. This book presents fills a gap in the literature and offers a view that is at once authoritative, innovative and controversial.

The Future of Primary Care explores the organization and delivery of primary care to address the needs of our future population. Expert contributors include Barbara Starfield, Dana Gelb Safran, Bernard Lo, and Gordon Moore. They explore topics such as

• Current dilemmas and threats to primary care from both the clinician’s and patient’s point of view
• The impact of the self-care and alternative care movements
• The importance of improved information technologies
• Individual elements of primary care and the relative value of each element
• Primary care’s contribution to the overall health of our population
• Assessing alternative sites and circumstances where primary care may be provided
• The specialist and nurse as primary care providers
• The role of primary care in chronic illness management, care for the elderly, long-term and home care
• Exploring recommendations for the future

The Future of Primary Care offers a self-critical and constructive analysis of primary care that is perfect for scholars, faculty, and students who are interested in public health services and policy.

The Future of Primary Care reports on the principles of organization and delivery of primary care to address the needs of our future population. The Future of Primary Care’s stellar panel of health care experts includes Barbara Starfield, Dana Gelb Safran, Bernard Lo, and Gordon Moore. They explore topics such as

· Current dilemmas and threats to primary care from both the clinician’s and patient’s point of view

· The impact of the self-care and alternative care movements

· The importance of improved information technologies

· Individual elements of primary care and the relative value of each element

· Primary care’s contribution to the overall health of our population

· Assessing alternative sites and circumstances where primary care may be provided

· The specialist and nurse as primary care providers

· The role of primary care in chronic illness management, care for the elderly, long term and home care

· Exploring recommendations for the future