Primary care is a platform, not an office visit.

Primary care is not:

• the physician,
• the office visit,
• the lab,
• the nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant,
• a phone call or instant message from a health coach,
• a capitation or an E&M code,
• an algorithm,
• a blood pressure, blood glucose, or daily weight,
• a discussion board, or
• a wellness class.

Primary care is how they all fit together. It is the platform.

A platform for maintaining and improving the health (not just the health care) of each patient.

The exciting thing—the platform is only just developing.

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