Many children missed checkups and recommended childhood vaccinations the past two years during COVID-19. The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend that children catch up on routine childhood vaccinations. Remind your patients to schedule well-child visits. The summer is a good time to catch up on missed checkups. Telehealth visits are acceptable if the appropriate CPT code is submitted with GT modifier.
Helpful Tips for Child Wellness:
- Conduct or schedule well-care visits when patients present for illnesses, or other events – add modifier for separate and distinct services.
- Document all the required elements of a well-child visit.
- Preschedule the next well-visit before the patient leaves the office. Relay the importance of returning even if the child is doing fine
- Provide health education/anticipatory guidance.
- Take an opportunity to check and administer vaccines that are due at every visit.
This measure is based on the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (published by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health).
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