​Primary Care Provider (PCP): a Medical Home

What Is Primary Care Provider?

Amongst the vast variety of healthcare providers available in the United States, everyone needs to have trusted provider-patient relationship with a primary care provider (PCP) and have a MEDICAL HOME in his or her practice.

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Primary care providers are licensed and board certified and recertified in the allopathic medical specialties of family medicine, pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and internal medicine. In many states, licensed certified advanced practice nurse practitioners can establish independent primary care practices.

Many female individuals choose additionally to have obstetric/gynecology specialist for their reproductive care.

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Dental care: one should have an established trusted relationship with a dental practice.

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Vision care: one should have an established trusted relationship with an optometrist and or an ophthalmologist.

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Characteristics of your choice of TRUSTED PCPs and MEDICAL HOME:

• Availability: 24/7/365 coverage with same-day appointments for acute illness and injury.

• Affordability: Participates in your insurance network and/or is priced for services you can afford.

• Academic capability: Licensed, board-certified, with infrequent practice location changes and hospital staff privileges.

• Affability: You should leave each office visit as a satisfied patient with both the providers as well as the office staff.

• Approachable: Easily accepts questions and provides answers, ensuring that you understand. Provides you with the time necessary to thoroughly address your healthcare issues and is available to discuss your questions.

• Focuses on preventive care services.

• Recommends for you all of the BEST medically necessary treatment and consultant providers and services you need, not just what is covered by your insurance.

• Only practices evidence-based and standard-of-care medicine.

• Maintains and provides you easy access to your complete medical records.

• Readily acknowledges what he or she does not know and attempts to get the answers.