Definition
Programs that are staffed by specialists in the field of medicine that is concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community. Practitioners of family and community medicine provide comprehensive medical care including preventive services with particular emphasis on the family unit, in which the physician's continuing responsibility for health care is not limited by the patient's age or gender, nor by a particular organ system or disease entity.
URL Name
LV-2600
Third Level Code
LV-2600
Taxonomy Code
LV-2600
Parent Code
LV
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LV
Use References
Family Physician Services, Family Medicine, Family Practice, Family Doctor Services, Community Medicine
Publication Status
Online