Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this pro- vider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist care that the patient may need.

Patients commonly receive primary care from professionals such as a primary care physician (general practitioner or family physician), a physician assistant, nurse practitioner (adult-ger- ontology nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, or a pediatric nurse practitioner).