Talk:Primary care provider

Primary Care Provider

The current international definition of primary care provider is described in detail on the primary care page and refers to more than just medical doctors/physicians. For that reason I am changing the redirect to that page.

In addition, the US National Library of Medicine defines a primary care provider as:
"A primary care provider (PCP) is a health care practitioner who sees people that have common medical problems. This person is usually a doctor, but may be a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner. Your PCP is often involved in your care for a long time, so it is important to select someone with whom you will work well. See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001939.htm.

Another reference is the University of Washington Hall Health Center:
"Primary care providers (or PCPs) are those physicians and Nurse Practitioners who deliver comprehensive health care in the clinic setting. This means they take care of a wide variety of problems--acute medical illnesses such as common colds, sinus infections, stomach problems, and skin rashes, for example, but also more chronic health problems like acne, depression, asthma, high blood pressure, and allergies." See https://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/content/clinics/primary-care/what-primary-care-provider.Randomeditor1000 (talk) 22:36, 24 April 2015 (UTC)