health assessments
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HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
DR TIM SENIORGP, THARAWAL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION
FOR RVTS, FEBRUARY 2016
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QUESTIONS TO PONDER…
Are you doing health assessments? Why are you (or why would you) do them? Who are you doing them on? (How can we decide on the best answers to these questions?)
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MEDICARE AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
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MEDICARE AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
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http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mha_resource_kit
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WHAT SHOULD BE IN A HEALTH ASSESSMENT?
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WHAT SHOULD BE IN A HEALTH ASSESSMENT?
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WHAT’S THE EVIDENCE FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENTS?
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…AND THAT’S ALL THE EVIDENCE!
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WHY DON’T HEALTH CHECKS WORK?ANY IDEAS?
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WHO ATTENDS HEALTH CHECKS?
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FOLLOW-UP
Practice infrastructure and systems for follow-up of health assessments Local health district infrastructure, systems and referral pathways
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WHY DO WE DO HEALTH CHECKS THEN?
Item 715 used to generate income for Aboriginal Medical Services. Used to measure Aboriginal Medical Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health Used for access to allied health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT AS RELATIONSHIP?
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HEALTH CHECKS OR ANTICIPATORY CARE?
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COMPARING ANTICIPATORY CARE AND HEALTH CHECKS…
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SO….
No good evidence that general health checks help – they may even harm! Be clear as to why you are doing them They’re not the only method of preventive care Be a GP! Whatever you do requires organisation and follow-up.
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ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, DISCUSSIONS?
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