MedPage Today May 5, 2021
— Authors suggest forming a council at HHS to make changes
WASHINGTON — Primary care needs an overhaul if it is going to work the way that it should in the U.S., according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
“High-quality primary care is the foundation of a high-functioning healthcare system and is critical for achieving healthcare’s quadruple aim (enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing costs, and improving the healthcare team experience),” noted the 449-page report. “Yet, 25 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Primary Care: America’s Health in a New Era, this foundation remains weak and under-resourced, accounting for 35% of healthcare visits while receiving only about 5% of healthcare expenditures....
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