Convenience rules in health care now, where patients can use technology or growing options like walk-in clinics and urgent care centres to get help whenever they need it. They know patients’ medical histories, and they’re trained to spot problems that may be developing instead of just addressing symptoms that prompted the patient’s visit. But the nature of primary care is changing as patients branch off to drugstore clinics and urgent care centres. Primary care practices have adjusted by adding physician assistants or nurse practitioners to handle annual physicals and other routine care. Bryant Campbell’s care team includes a primary care doctor, a pharmacist and specialists to help manage his chronic liver condition and rheumatoid arthritis.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 13:18 UTC