Review: Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era

Donaldson MS, Yordy KD, Lohr KN, Vanselow NA; eds. 395 pages. Washington, DC: National Academy Pr; 1996. $42.95. ISBN 0309053994. Order phone 800-624-6242.

Field of medicine: Primary care and health policy.

Audience: Health policy specialists and physicians interested in primary care.

Purpose: To provide a detailed definition of primary care and to make policy recommendations to improve primary care in the United States.

Content: This book contains the results of a study on the future of primary care that was conducted by the Institute of Medicine. It begins by updating the definition of …