Improving the health of patients and communities: Evolving practice-based research (PBR) and collaborations

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); practicelevel improvements (selection of types of fecal immunochemical tests,practice facilitation,practice registry implementation,community-based outreach,and bidirectional texting); and communitylevel improvements (primary care-public health partnership,influenza surveillance,and establishing family medicine training abroad).