Who counts as a primary care provider?
For the purposes of the DOHMH project, primary care providers are defined as pediatrics, family practice, adolescent, internal, obstetrics/gynecological and geriatric medicine. “Primary Care Provider” is defined as individual Physicians (MD), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Physician Assistants (PA), and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), who provide primary care clinical services for the stakeholder organization.
Related Questions
- The guidance refers to the principle of offering patients a choice of provider in primary care. Is this principle set out in formal guidance?
- How should a member go about changing their primary care provider (PCP) if they need to do so?
- If primary teeth are important, when should children start seeing a dental provider?
