PEDIATRICS Vol. 89 No. 3 March 1992, pp. 519
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Role of the Pediatrician in the Multidisciplinary Team

DANIEL R. BRONFIN MD1 and SYDNEY S. GELLIS MD2

1 Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121
2 Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02111

To the Editor.—

We would like to commend Dr Lowe and the remainder of the Task Force on the recent Report on the Future Role of the Pediatrician in the Delivery of Health Care.1 The distinction between "primary care" and "level of care" is of major importance. It is correctly stated that "the essential nature of primary care services includes first contact, continuity, comprehensiveness, and coordination of needed services"; however, "level of care describes intensity of treatment, the need for technologic support, and specially trained support personnel."