Results for Preventive Care

Women’s preventive care is important for a woman’s overall health. This includes breast health as well as reproductive and sexual health and more.

The Affordable Care Act is complex, but much of the legislation boils down to one thing: taking control of your health.

Group Health and Seattle University case study on how preventive care helps organizations prevent rising healthcare costs.

According to the CDC Foundation, getting sick or injured when you travel is far more expensive than preventive care.

These findings in JAMA Internal Medicine also note the importance of coordinating care and, some experts say, could provide a model for other diseases.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S., vaccination programs have eliminated or significantly reduced many vaccine-preventable diseases. Even so, some of thes…

Payers are adopting patient incentive programs to encourage members to complete annual preventive care visits

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says that millions of U.S. children are not getting optimum healthcare basically because of a la

Report finds gaps in basic medical care, vaccines, and vision and hearing screenings

CINCINNATI—You've heard the saying, "If it isn't broke, don't fix it." However, in the case of certain cancers, such as ovarian cancer, you might not know it

Millions of infants, children and adolescents in the United States did not receive key clinical preventive services that help prevent and detect conditions and diseases, according to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinical preventive services include prenatal breastfeeding counseling , newborn hearing screening and follow-up, developmental screening, lead screening, vision screening, hypertension screening, use of dental care and preventive…

Clients often think their indoor-only cats don't need regular veterinary visits. Use these tips to explain the importance of preventive care—and start seeing more felines in your practice.

Chronic diseases are now the top cause of death worldwide -- a fact that these seven startups are hoping to change through preventive care.

Welcome to the News Scan! This week we get an update from the APTA on the recent NCCI coding changes, how mice in space might lead to new treatments for muscle and bone conditions and why preventive care access and health disparities require a second look. We hope you enjoy! NCCI Code Edits: Your Questions ...

Doctors and clinicians from a wide array of specialties will offer their insights about the importance of preventive care at an upcoming community health forum in Hartford, featuring a keynote address by Dr. Jewel Mullen, commissioner of the state Department of Public Health. The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to cover preventive services such as annual wellness check-ups, cancer screenings and recommended immunizations at no…

This season check the box for preventive care. According to the Centers for Disease control, the single best way to protect your children against the flu is to get them vaccinated. Dr. Charles Sawyer, Mission Health’s Chief Medical Information Officer says parents need to pay special attention to new guidelines. Everyone over the age of …

Dr. Enrique Jacome Medical associations widely recommend that women visit their obstetricians and primary care doctors shortly after gi...

NYU Langone researchers find no benefit to starting statins for primary cardiovascular prevention in adults over 65. Learn more.

Kara Nelsestuen, RT (R)(M)(BD)(MR)
by Kara Nelsestuen, Lead Mammography Technologist, Winona Health
If you’re due for a screening mammogram, or if you’ve been putting it off and you’re way overdue, please schedule your appointment. We care for people who have had many mammograms and for people who are

Preventive care can help you keep your eyes healthy and avoid common causes of blindness.