Primary Care Procedures In Women's Health
by Cathryn B. Heath /
2010 / English / PDF
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Despite the common perception that medicine is becoming specialty
driven, there are many reasons for primary care providers to offer
women’s health procedures in an office setting. Women feel more
comfortable having procedures done by prov- ers whom they already
know and trust. Continuity of care is still valued by patients, who
trust their primary care providers to work with them as
collaborators in the decision-making process. Women have found that
their options for care have become limited, not by their own
decision, but by the lack of training of their p- vider. In rural
areas, the barriers of time, expense, and travel often prevent many
women from obtaining necessary care; yet many of the procedures
that these women are requesting are relatively easy to learn.
Positive experiences are shared by women who then refer friends and
family by word of mouth. This book has been designed to assist not
only the clinician performing the pro- dures covered, but also the
office staff with setting up the equipment tray prior to p- forming
the procedure and with preparing office documents and coding
information needed to complete the procedure. Most procedures
covered can be done with a mi- mum investment in equipment and
require minimal training.
Despite the common perception that medicine is becoming specialty
driven, there are many reasons for primary care providers to offer
women’s health procedures in an office setting. Women feel more
comfortable having procedures done by prov- ers whom they already
know and trust. Continuity of care is still valued by patients, who
trust their primary care providers to work with them as
collaborators in the decision-making process. Women have found that
their options for care have become limited, not by their own
decision, but by the lack of training of their p- vider. In rural
areas, the barriers of time, expense, and travel often prevent many
women from obtaining necessary care; yet many of the procedures
that these women are requesting are relatively easy to learn.
Positive experiences are shared by women who then refer friends and
family by word of mouth. This book has been designed to assist not
only the clinician performing the pro- dures covered, but also the
office staff with setting up the equipment tray prior to p- forming
the procedure and with preparing office documents and coding
information needed to complete the procedure. Most procedures
covered can be done with a mi- mum investment in equipment and
require minimal training.
