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Your first line of defense to ensure a healthy lifestyle is to have your own primary care physician. The primary care physician plays an important role in a person’s management of overall health and is typically a specialist in family medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics. "Using a primary care physician on a regular basis is associated with living longer,” says Dr. Nikhila Juvvadi, an internal medicine physician and chief clinical officer at The Loretto Hospital. “The collaboration between physician and patient is associated with better quality of life and better health outcomes. The physician is your partner in navigating through “Preventive Care” and the difficulties of any new health problems. This can lead to lesser incidence of cancer, heart disease, diabetes or stroke.”

The benefits of having a primary care physician include:

Continuity of Care. When you have a primary care physician, he or she is responsible for providing a patient’s comprehensive care. Routine checkups with the same doctor will build a relationship that is beneficial to the patient.

Prevention. The more a doctor is aware of your overall health, the more likely they will be able to identify health problems before they happen.

Time Savings. When a patient has an established relationship with a primary care doctor, issues that come up in between annual checkups can often be addressed quickly.

Medication Management. Oftentimes, different medications are prescribed by different doctors and there’s always a chance of side effects when the drugs interact with each other. A primary care physician can serve as a monitor by keeping track of all medications a patient takes.

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