Welcome to the the Primary Care e-letter, a publication of the Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC)!

The CEPC is a partnership between the University of California, San Francisco Department of Family & Community Medicine and The Permanente Medical Group.  This e-letter is designed to stimulate discussions on the current crisis and opportunities for innovation in primary care.  To view the e-letter please click on the link below. 

The e-letter team:  Tom Bodenheimer and Sachini Bandara

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#1 November 2005:
- Welcome Letter
#2 December 2005:
- Closing the Loop with Patients
#3 February 2006:
- "Model Family Practice"
#4 March 2006:
- Shared Decision Making
#5 May/June 2006:
- Primary Care at the Crossroads:
#6 July 2006:
- Primary Care Income
#7 October 2006- Carolyn Shepard:
- Primary care teams at Clinica Campesina
#8 December 2006 - Alan Glaseroff:
- Community-wide primary care innovation
#9 January/February 2007- Charles Burger:
- Interview with Dr. Charles Burger
#10 March/April 2007 - Devin Sawyer:
- Mini Group Visits
#11 June 2007 -Allan Goroll:
- Payment Reform for Primary Care

#12 August 2007- Tom Mackenzie:
- Improving Primary Care Practice
#13 October 2007 - Anne Beal and Paul Grundy:
- Medical Home/Patient-Centered Care
#14 December 2007 - Eric Coleman:
- Care Transition
#15 February 2008:
- Panel Management
#16 April 2008- Khati Hendry:
- Primary Care in British Columbia
#17 June 2008- Jason Cunningham:
- New Model Pilot Project
#18 October 2008- Commonwealth Fund:
- Comparing the Obama and McCain Plans for Health Care Reform
#19 December 2008- UNITE HERE Health Center:
- A New York City Primary Care Innovation
#20 May 2009 - Daphne Miller:
- The Low-Overhead Primary Care Practice
#21 August 2009 - The Time Has Arrived:
- E ‐mail visits with patients in safety‐net clinics