Quality ManagementCommercialMarch 1, 2024

Boost annual preventive care visits: Tips and resources: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

As you know, annual visits help establish and enhance a strong partnership with your patients which is essential in getting the best healthcare outcomes. Preventive care visits give you an opportunity to:

  • Check in with your patients when they are not sick.
  • Establish a baseline and monitor health.
  • Learn about your patient’s family history, unique risk factors, and concerns.
  • Ensure that appropriate screenings and tests are completed.
  • Understand social and cultural factors that might impact their physical and mental health and subsequent disease management.
  • Educate, counsel, and address health issues and manage chronic conditions.

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In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

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PUBLICATIONS: March 2024 Provider Newsletter