Performing Preventive Services

Authoritative, evidence-based guidance about the most effective ways to deliver preventive services. Designed to accompany the Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition, this manual provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance about the most effective ways to deliver preventive services. Ideal for pediatric practice professionals, and as a teaching tool for medical students, residents, and all health professionals who provide well child care. Nationally renowned experts reviewed the scientific medical literature and authored the content which is organized into 4 main sections: History, Observation, and Surveillance / Physical Exam / Screening / Anticipatory Guidance.

A report on recommended clinical preventive services that should be provided to patients in the course of routine clinical care, including screening for vascular, neoplastic and infectious diseases, and metabolic, hematologic, ophthalmologic and ontologic, prenatal, and musculoskeletal disorders. Also, mental disorders and substance abuse, counseling, and immunizations/chemoprophylaxis. Tables.

Preventive care services have the potential to improve health outcomes and lower health care expenditures. This report examines: (1) whether preventive service use by Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries aligns with recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; (2) use of the Welcome to Medicare (WTM) exam and its association with use of preventive services; (3) preventive service use in Medicare Advantage (MA) relative to FFS; (and (4) service use among MA health maintenance org. (HMO) and efforts by high-performing HMOs to encourage preventive care. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.