Should Senior Citizens Choose A Specialist Or Primary Care Physician? - Maitri Hospital

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A primary care physician is one who we generally
approach when we fall ill. Only when they help
us diagnose a particular problem that needs
special treatment, do we approach a specialist.
A primary care physician helps keep a regular
check on our body condition and health with
regular check-ups, tests, and immunizations.
These physicians could be pediatricians,
geriatricians, medical practitioners, or general
internists. All of these physicians play a very
important role in coordinating your health care.
And, when they diagnose a particular condition
that requires special treatment, they may
themselves refer us to a specialist.
However, there are certain medical plans that
dont require the consultation of a primary care
physician before seeking specialized care. Thus,
many people may see a specialist as their main
doctor rather than a primary care physician. So,
the debate here is which option provides better
outcomes seeing a primary care physician before
a specialist, or approaching a specialist right
away. To seek an answer, a research was done,
where data from almost 4 million Medicare
beneficiaries was studied, all of them who were
senior citizens with two or more chronic
conditions. Data was compared between the number
of hospitalizations that the participants
experienced, the deaths, and total medical costs
for people who saw primary care physicians
versus those who approached specialists
firsthand. As per the study, more
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than 30 of participants used a specialist as
their main doctor. All costs and
hospitalizations were higher for those who saw
specialists directly. Conversely, those who saw
primary care physicians first had fewer
hospitalizations and encountered lower costs.
However, the health outcomes of both groups of
participants were almost the same. Only the
number of hospitalizations and the costs involved
differed. However, this doesnt mean that one
must not rely on specialist care, because the
treatment and kind of care required for every
individual and health condition is different.
But, what the study wants to show is that
working with a primary care physician as the
first healthcare contact can result in higher
quality and more patient-centric care. If you
are looking for the finest kind of care for
yourself, or any other senior citizen in your
family, or anyone at all for that matter, Maitri
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