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Primary care is a term used for the activity of a health care provider
Health care provider

A health care provider or health professional is an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in need of health care services....
 who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Continuity of care is also a key characteristic of primary care.

Primary care is an important form of health access for patients.






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Primary care is a term used for the activity of a health care provider
Health care provider

A health care provider or health professional is an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in need of health care services....
 who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Continuity of care is also a key characteristic of primary care.

Primary care is an important form of health access for patients. Primary care involves the widest scope of health care including all ages of patients, patients of all socioeconomic and geographic origins, patients seeking to maintain optimal health, and patients with multiple chronic diseases. Common chronic illnesses include
  • Hypertension
    Hypertension

    Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated....
  • Diabetes mellitus
    Diabetes mellitus

    Diabetes mellitus , often referred to simply as diabetes , is a syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a combination of genetic disorder and environmental causes, resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels ....
  • COPD
    COPD

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group of diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs causing shortness of breath....
  • Depression
    Clinical depression

    Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive depression , low self-esteem, and anhedonia in normally enjoyable activities....
  • Back pain
    Back pain

    Back pain is pain felt in the Human back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the Vertebral column....


See also

  • Direct primary care
    Direct primary care

    Direct Primary Care is primary care offered direct to the consumer, without insurance intervention. It is a mass-market variant of concierge medicine, distinguished by its low prices,...


External links

  • from Institute of Medicine IOM - Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era (1996)
  • Definitions from American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP
  • from American Medical Association AMA
  • Department of Health United Kingdom UK
  • Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Australia