A two page Letter to the Editor in response to concerns/reservations regarding nurse practitioner practice and participation in Patient Centered-Medical Home (PCMH) Programs expressed in a White Paper by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

A two page Letter to the Editor in response to concerns/reservations regarding nurse practitioner practice and participation in Patient Centered-Medical Home (PCMH) Programs expressed in a White Paper by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The White Paper is entitled, “Ensuring a Quality, Physician-Led Team for Every Patient,” published in 2012 and is posted in Canvas under Content. This new approach to primary care is likely to be a major way that primary care is provided in the future; thus it is important that nurse practitioners be seen as major players in the PCMH movement.

The format for a Business Letter should be followed such as one might use when writing a letter applying for a nurse practitioner job or for entry into graduate school. Grammar/syntax must be appropriate (Merriam Webster online dictionary defines syntax as “the way in which words are put together to form phrases or sentences.” This must be no more than two pages, and single spaced as appropriate for a business letter.