Choosing your primary care physician (PCP) has the potential to be one of the most important decisions you will make. Typically, a PCP specializes in internal medicine, family medicine, or pediatrics, and serves as an active participant in your health care decisions.
Whether you have an HMO or PPO insurance plan, your PCP serves as your guide and helps to coordinate your care during times of well-being and sickness. In times of well-being, they perform health maintenance visits (e.g., “check-ups”) and surveillance of wellness (e.g., vaccinations, screening blood work). In times of illness, they diagnose and treat conditions for the both short- and long-term.
Having a doctor who knows you and your health history is essential to developing and maintaining a trusting relationship in which decisions about your health can be made in a nurturing environment.
Hoag offers a physician for everyone in your family, and there are several convenient primary care groups from which to choose:
- Hoag Medical Group (HMG) – Offering same day appointments, video visits and more, HMG includes more than 100 primary and specialty care physicians in 18 convenient locations.
- Hoag Physician Partners (HPP) – New to Hoag as an IPA, contracted to provide managed care services for HMO and Medicare Advantage patients. The HPP network is growing and now includes the newest physician group Newport Family Medicine. With an established office in Newport Beach, Newport Family Medicine has 5 family practice physicians and a team of medical professionals to care for you and your family.
- Hoag Concierge Medicine (HCM) – A membership-based alternative to traditional primary care providing 24/7 access to your physician, state-of-the-art fitness facilities and tech-enabled health care.
For more information, visit HoagHealth.org or call 800-400-HOAG(4624).
