The Importance of Partnering with a Primary Care Provider

A Partner to Champion Your Health

Finding a primary care provider doesn’t have to be a challenge. Nebraska Health Network is proud to provide our patients with resources to help them find the best care. With more than 3,200 primary care providers includes physicians and advance practice providers, you can find the best partner to fit your needs.

Your Guide to Working with a Primary Care Provider

Think of your health-care providers as a team. Your Primary Care Provider acts as a coach that coordinates your health every step of the way. Partnering with a Primary Care Provider is the first step in taking control of your health. This PCP overview highlights the importance of partnering with a primary care provider, outlines what to expect during an appointment, and how to prepare. 

How Do you Benefit from Partnering with a Primary Care Provider?

  • Proactive

    PCPs keep you on the path to staying healthy and create a plan for your future health.

  • Advocacy

    Primary care providers guide you through ways to stay healthy, prevent diseases and handle part of the responsibility for your mental and physical wellbeing.

  • Right Care at the Right Time

    Access to primary care ensures you receive the right care at the right time. It helps keep you out of emergency rooms, where care costs are at least four times as much as other outpatient care.

  • Prevention

    You are significantly more likely to receive more high-value care such as cancer and preventive screenings.

  • Financial

    Medical costs will be 33% lower overall and you’ll have 19% lower odds of premature death than those who only see specialists.

Find a Provider That is Right for You

Visit our partners at Methodist Health System and Nebraska Medicine to search thousands of providers based on specialty area, location and more!

NEBRASKA HEALTH NETWORK

OUR MISSION

We lead the transformation of health in our communities by developing partnerships that deliver patient-centered, high-value care.

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