What Are the Benefits of Primary Care?

What Are the Benefits of Primary Care?

There are many benefits of primary care. Primary care providers can:

- Help you navigate the healthcare system and coordinate communication with other healthcare professionals
- Provide individualized care where they understand your unique medical history
- Provide chronic disease management, including the monitoring of chronic conditions and preventing unnecessary complications from arising
- Provide preventive services, including regularly scheduled visits and routine screenings, exams, and vaccinations
- Provide continuity of care, overseeing the entire healthcare picture of an individual

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