What is the purpose of a PBRN?
Many PBRNs have begun to envision their networks as places of learning, where clinicians are continually engaged in reflective inquiries about practice and where they and their patients in the community are united with science to search for answers that can provide a basis for improved delivery of primary care (Lindbloom et al. 2004). Others are devoted to improved patient outcomes and identifying and replicating best practices as it relates to their individual practice settings. The purpose of each PBRN is unique yet all are related to “real world” research in “real world” settings. Lindbloom EJ, Ewigman BG, Hickner JM. Practice-based research networks: the laboratories of primary care research. Med Care 2004;42(4 suppl):III 45–9.
