@article {Fiscella562, author = {Kevin Fiscella}, title = {Improving the Health of Patients and Communities: Evolving Practice-based Research (PBR) and Collaborations}, volume = {30}, number = {5}, pages = {562--566}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170285}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {This issue illustrates how research from practice-based research networks has evolved to span a spectrum from improving patient-level care and practice quality to improving health within local and global communities. Articles address patient-level improvements (a biomarker for cardiovascular disease progression, late-onset anorexia nervosa, complementary health approaches used by patients, and patient preferences related to antibiotics for acute respiratory infections); practice-level improvements (selection of types of fecal immunochemical tests, practice facilitation, practice registry implementation, community-based outreach, and bidirectional texting); and community-level improvements (primary care{\textendash}public health partnership, influenza surveillance, and establishing family medicine training abroad).}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/562}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/562.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }