In this issue, Linzer and colleagues found that family practitioners and general internists report high levels of unhappiness about time pressures and practice pace, little sense of control over work conditions, and deficient organizational culture. Primary care as an indispensable set of functions will persist in one form or another; the challenge is to organize it as part of an integrated system that serves the needs of both patients and physicians, enhances quality, and keeps costs within reasonable limits.
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