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A Comparison Of Pediatric Prevention Policies To Pediatric Health Supervision Codes, Rania Burke
A Comparison Of Pediatric Prevention Policies To Pediatric Health Supervision Codes, Rania Burke
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
The number of policy statements from the AAP presents pediatricians with an increasing amount of advice related to prevention, yet the definition of prevention and well-child visits has not changed for outpatient office visits. Outpatient office visits are the primary means by which preventive care is administered. The objective of this study is to quantify and characterize the prevention policy recommendations that pediatricians are expected to provide patients/guardians beyond the well-child visit. Secondarily, an analysis was completed to demonstrate which prevention policies make recommendations that can be coded for reimbursement as part of a well-child prevention visit.
METHODS The author …