RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Developing measures to capture the true value of primary care JF BJGP Open JO BJGP Open FD Royal College of General Practitioners SP BJGPO.2020.0152 DO 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0152 VO 5 IS 2 A1 Tim C olde Hartman A1 Andrew Bazemore A1 Rebecca Etz A1 Ryuki Kassai A1 Michael Kidd A1 Robert L Phillips, Jr A1 Martin Roland A1 Kees van Boven A1 Chris van Weel A1 Felicity Goodyear-Smith YR 2021 UL http://bjgpopen.org/content/5/2/BJGPO.2020.0152.abstract AB Primary care (PC) is an essential building block for any high quality healthcare system, and has a particularly positive impact on vulnerable patients. It contributes to the overall performance of health systems, and countries that reorient their health system towards PC are better prepared to achieve universal health coverage. Monitoring the actual performance of PC in health systems is essential health policy to support PC. However, current indicators are often too narrowly defined to account for quality of care in the complex populations with which PC deals. This article reviews a number of conceptual frameworks developed to capture PC values in robust measures and indicators that can inform policy and practice performance. Each have benefits and limitations. Further work is needed to develop meaningful primary health care (PHC) and PC measures to inform strategic action by policymakers and governments for improved overall performance of health systems.