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- Title
Time to Invest in Primary Care Research—Commentary on Findings from an Independent Congressionally Mandated Study.
- Authors
Westfall, John M; Wittenberg, Hope R.; Liaw, Winston
- Abstract
AHRQ has a statutorily mandated Center for Primary Care Research, but without explicit targeted funding from Congress, it has become a rather dormant National Center of Excellence in Primary Care Research,[18] serving mainly as a clearinghouse of primary care tools developed by AHRQ. About the Authors John M Westfall is a family doctor and the Director of the Robert Graham Center for policy research in primary care and family medicine in Washington, DC. The PCR definition[10] includes research areas contained in the legislative authorization of AHRQ, and its Center for Primary Care Research, as the statutory home for PCR. Research on developing a robust PCR infrastructure.[16] What is the best way to develop a cadre of primary care researchers with the teams and tools to address the basic science of primary care and the specific primary care issues noted above.
- Subjects
PRIMARY care; MENTAL health services; HEALTH equity; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL research
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 7, p2117
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-020-06560-0