Team-based primary care is increasingly viewed as an answer to the persistent problem of finite health care resources strained by current and future pandemics, an aging U.S. population and escalating health care costs. A paper from informaticians Paul Dexter, M.D. and Titus Schleyer, DMD, Ph.D., of the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, champions well-designed computerized clinical decision support embedded in electronic health record systems as a necessary and effective tool to ensure that team health care functions optimally, ensuring safe and efficient care delivery.