| Component |
Common examples |
| Minimum of 15 ambulatory practices and/or 15 primary care clinicians |
Membership roster, list of practices |
| A formal statement of the PBRN’s purpose and mission |
Mission statement, vision, strategic plan |
| Leadership who oversee administrative, financial and strategic planning |
PBRN director, research director |
| At least one support staff |
PBRN coordinator, deputy director, research assistants |
| A mechanism for soliciting input and feedback from the PBRN clinicians and their communities |
Board, advisory council, patient advisory board |
| Organizational structure independent of any single study |
Core funding from department or other non-study source |
| 2-way communication with providers |
Annual convocation, emails, newsletters, practice site visits |
| Research and/or quality improvement infrastructure |
Institutional review board, statistician, data management |
