This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

You’re a complex individual with unique needs. When it comes to taking care of your health and wellness, you need a healthcare provider who can take care of you from head to toe. To stay safe and ...

Participants from the Best Practices Innovation Collaborative of the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care have identified five core principles of effective team-based ...

A new UW Medicine program helps train primary care providers like doctors and nurse practitioners to help with patients' ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Despite spending more per person on healthcare than any other nation, the average life expectancy of American adults falls below ...

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

The Alma-Ata Declaration has long been regarded as a watershed in the health policy arena. The global goal of the World Health Organization, 'Health for All by the Year 2000' through primary health ...

Ethical principles are especially pertinent to the conduct of professionals in psychology and psychiatry. The hard work comes when principles are in conflict, and clinicians must consider what values, ...

A primary care physician (PCP) is a medical doctor trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of illnesses and injuries in the general population. They may refer you to specialists for ...