Preventative Health Check Programs
Preventative Health Checks form a vital component of preventative health care. Introduce “Preventative Health Checks” on a monthly or quarterly basis and make content topical to climatic or seasonal changes. You may wish to time your Preventative Health Checks to coincide with various health organisations’ awareness weeks or promotional days.
The summer season is an appropriate time to offer preventative health checks for skin cancer and reinforcing the importance of “slip, slop, slap”! And the winter season is the ideal time to educate your patients on cold and flu prevention and re-enforce influenza vaccination, particularly for those most vulnerable like the elderly and those with a compromised immune system.
Preventative Health Checks are more effective and compound awareness in patients if done on a regular basis; so consider monthly or bi-monthly health checks.
Do you feel you are already overloaded with patient appointments and your practice or surgery can’t cope with the additional load? Consider the benefits of employing a registered nurse to conduct the checks on your behalf.
MediDirect International’s preventative health check program is an easy no-fuss way for your practice to undertake preventative health checks on a regular basis with maximum patient participation. Your practice or surgery will be provided with pre-promotional flyers 3 weeks prior to ensure maximum patient bookings and will include a separate booking sheet. 6 or 12 month programmes will include an additional promotional calendar. Patients with questionable results will be re-scheduled with an appointment for further investigation, diagnosis and treatment from the doctor.
Some areas you may wish to consider for your practice’s preventative health check program are diabetes, breast cancer, vaccinations, blood pressure, cholesterol, colon cancer, heart disease, stress, depression, HIV/aids, asthma, hearing tests, eyesight testing.
Your preventative Health Check program can be printed and delivered to your practice or surgery, or you have the option to receive the program via email or disc ready to print.
Price $65 plus GST
All service are fully tax deductible.
Printing charges not included.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
On 10th February 2006, the Minister for Health and Ageing announced a $1.1 Billion for Better Health for All Australians Action Plan which includes a “Well Person’s Health Check”, available through Medicare to detect and prevent chronic disease, for people around 45 years old with one or more health risks. The Better Health for all Australians Action Plan agreed by COAG includes specific measures to be funded by the federal or state governments. Most of the new programs will commence in 2006 or 2007.
Information sourced from Health & Primary Care News, Contributor: Bilqis, Infoxchange Australia, posted 16-02-2006
“By taking an active role in promoting preventative health care,
you are contributing to a healthier Australia.”
