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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > health professionals and healthcare organizations > primary care physicians
... > contexts > named groups > persons > occupational groups > health personnel > physicians > primary care physicians

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primary care physicians  

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  • Primary-care physicians generally serve as the first point of contact to the healthcare system for nearly all of a patient's medical and healthcare needs, including the treatment and diagnosis of health conditions and the provision of preventive and continuing care. Under the managed-care model, the primary-care physician also acts as a gatekeeper who controls access to specialists or costly procedures as a mechanism to control healthcare costs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Primary-Care Physicians]

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