The Capacity of Primary Care for Improving Evidence-Based Care: Early Findings From AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW

Primary care is foundational to the US health care system and key to improving health, reducing cost, and improving patient experience.1 Yet, primary care has been struggling with increasing demands and expectations, diminishing economic margins, and a challenging work environment.2,3 At the same time, primary care clinicians are faced with an aging population and complex patients,4 often with insufficient time to address their patients’ needs