Preventive services differ between primary care docs and OB/GYNs

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Preventive services differ between primary care docs and OB/GYNs

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The services women receive during annual preventive care visits may partially depend on what type of doctor they see, suggests a new report. Women who saw primary care doctors for their annual checkup tended to receive a broader range of services, compared to those who saw obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs), researchers found. “I think (primary care providers) and OB/GYNs can play an important role in clinical preventive services,” said Dr. Mona Saraiya, one of the study’s authors. She and her co-authors write in JAMA Internal Medicine that well-woman preventive care visits are a core service supported by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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