Version May 2024
| 1. Conduct a needs assessment |
| How many adolescent patients are seen in the practice? |
| - What are their ages? |
| - What are their problems? |
| What are the current preventive service practice patterns of the practitioners? |
| 2. Determine clinic readiness to make a systems change |
| Are adolescent preventive services an important aspect of care for the staff and the clinic? |
| Are adequate resources available, such as health education materials and questionnaires? |
| Are the administrators supportive of change? |
| 3. Identify a staff prevention coordinator and specify roles and responsibilities: |
| Setting goals for the implementation process |
| Coordinating implementation activities |
| Establishing a tracking system |
| Ensuring new staff are trained |
| Conducting quality assurance |
| 4. Identify a set of preventive services guidelines to be used by the clinic |
| 5. Develop clinic procedures and protocols to address the following issues: |
| How will privacy and confidentiality be handled? |
| How will screening questionnaires be used? |
| Who will provide health guidance? Health risk reduction counseling? |
| 6. Provide staff training and preparation |
| 7. Identify and promote mechanisms to maximize reimbursement for preventive services |
| Appropriate use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes |
| 8. Establish school and community referral sources |
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