Journal of General Practice

Patient Centered Primary Care (PCPC): An Overview

Abstract

Paul Grundy

There is no doubt that we face major problems both in health care quality and costs. The crucial question for the Employer (Buyer) is how to respond to these issues. There is a solution. Simply stated, the failure we are experiencing today is, basically, a failure in our primary care system. Therefore, any initiative that strives to improve the overall quality and cost of care must focus on primary care.