Primary Healthcare Task

A Primary Healthcare Task is a healthcare task that is typically provided by a medical generalist.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be provided by a Medical Generalist (possibly an automated primary health care system, such as by Curai, Inc.).
  • It can range from a Physical Primary Health Care Task to being a Virtual Primary Health Care Task.
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• Example(s):
  • a Vaccination Service.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Secondary Health Care.
  • Tertiary Health Care.
• See: Health Care, Health Care Provider, Patients, Health Care System, Primary Care Physician, General Practitioner, Family Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Occupational Therapy.

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References

2014a

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/primary_care Retrieved:2014-11-21.
  • Primary care is the day-to-day health care given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a health care system, and coordinates other specialist care that the patient may need. Such a professional can be a primary care physician (general practitioner or family physician), a nurse practitioner (adult-gerontology nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, or pediatric nurse practitioner), a behavioral care provider, a pharmacist, an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, a physician assistant, a registered nurse (such as in the United Kingdom), a clinical officer (such as in parts of Africa), or an Ayurvedic or other traditional medicine professional (such as in parts of Asia). Depending on the nature of the health condition, patients may then be referred for secondary or tertiary care.

2014b

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/medicine#Delivery Retrieved:2014-10-8.
  • … Primary care medical services are provided by physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or other health professionals who have first contact with a patient seeking medical treatment or care. These occur in physician offices, clinics, nursing homes, schools, home visits, and other places close to patients. About 90% of medical visits can be treated by the primary care provider. These include treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes.

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