Year End Health Review

Congrats to everyone looking after themselves and living a healthy lifestyle . Now comes thinking about our annual physicals Should we be rethinking? There’s isn’t scientific evidence that giving people an annual check-up actually prevents illness, and saves more lives.  By doing the same screening tests every year, on everybody, often means over-testing lower risk people and under-testing those at higher risk of certain diseases. Some insurance plans do not cover annual check ups.

Use of blanket screening of patients every year, regardless of whether they have symptoms or risk factors, is not scientifically proven to be helpful. Of course, if symptoms are present, that is another story – you must talk to your physician . 

The solution could be customized care. Instead of running the same tests on everybody every year, it’s recommend moving to a Periodic Health Review and more focused testing that takes into account your unique risk factors, age, lifestyle and so on. 

So what’s the best approach for you? It’s not about more testing, but rather maintaining a good relationship with your doctor. Having open conversations, partnering around prevention, and trying to make positive changes are critical to making the most of preventive visits with your family doctor. 

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