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Tips for Choosing a Primary Care Physician
Are you choosing a Primary Care Physician?
One of the best ways to make sure you're getting excellent health care is to have a primary care physician (PCP) with whom you can build a long-term relationship-someone who knows your medical background and understands what's important to you. Traditionally PCPs fall into three specialties - Family Medicine (treating patients of all ages), Internal Medicine (treating adult patients) or Pediatrics (treating children from birth through adolescence). Women will often choose a Gynecologist or Obstetrician (OB/GYN) for their primary care needs.
When you have a physician you know and trust, you feel comfortable talking about anything. And, all your basic care-including routine exams, preventive care and treatment for illnesses or injuries- goes more smoothly and easily. Your PCP also knows when it's best to refer you to a specialist.
Do you want a doctor who is close to home or work?
Keep in mind that most doctors' appointments are scheduled during the day, Monday through Friday. So you should consider where you are during these times. At work? At home? Helping out at your children's school? You can use the provider locator to narrow your search by type of specialty or doctor's name. You can then further narrow your search by choosing the distance acceptable from your work or home zip code.
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