Symplur: Primary Care

The day to day healthcare services provided to patients by healthcare professionals is called primary care. It is the initial point of contact between a healthcare provider and the patient. Primary care services rendered to patients by primary care physicians give patients the resources and access to information they need for better health outcomes. Primary healthcare professionals generally work with many patients, and they have a vast knowledge about physical, psychological, and social ailments that may affect patients. Primary care includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of health care settings (e.g., office, inpatient, critical care, long-term care, home care, day care, etc).