WHAT’S A WELLNESS?

A wellness visit focuses on preventative care.
At this visit we discuss how to improve your overall health and watch for warning signs that something may change in your health. We don’t want to wait for you to develop a chronic disease, we want to stop it before it happens! Think of this visit as a “status update” with your provider to evaluate for any health changes in the past year. We collect your vital signs, check on your medications, ask about recent surgeries or specialist you may have seen, and assess what screenings are appropriate for your age and gender. Some screenings we may discuss include cholesterol and diabetes screenings, blood pressure evaluation, mammograms, Pap tests, PSAs, colonoscopies, osteoporosis or even STI/STD testing. Your family medical history is just as important as your own personal medical history. We want to look out for early warning signs to keep you at your best health! Vaccines and immunizations status is also important for all patients. A full body exam is also performed along with an EKG or Max Pulse depending on your age and personal medical history. Specific issues that you may have not related to the Wellness visit are considered part of the follow up. These additional concerns are considered a “sick visit” by insurance companies and may require a copay if they are addressed at the same time. Please let your provider know if you have additional concerns at your Wellness visit and depending on their complexity, they may have to be addressed at your lab review visit.