Adult practices may identify lists of patients needing screenings (e.g., mammograms, colorectal screenings), check-up visits, annual lab testing or well-woman visits.Â
Preventive measures must encompass a practice’s entire appropriate population (not only patients with chronic conditions [KM 12 C]). The intent of reminding patients of preventive services is for practices to use their systems to identify specific groups of patients in need of services and to improve the quality of care for all patients in the practice.
PCMH 2017