Family Physicians Continue to Offer the Most Comprehensive Care

摘要

Comprehensiveness of care is one of the cardinal attributes of high-performing primary care.1 Evidence has shown that more comprehensive care, as measured by the number of services offered, is associated with lower costs and a reduction in hospitalizations.2 Comprehensiveness of care may be defined as either breadth or depth of services offered, but a comprehensive physician can take care of most of their patients' health care needs.