PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM Clause Samples
The Preventive Medicine Program clause establishes requirements for implementing health measures aimed at preventing illness and promoting wellness among individuals covered by the agreement. Typically, this clause outlines the scope of preventive services, such as immunizations, screenings, and health education, and may specify standards or guidelines that must be followed. Its core function is to ensure proactive healthcare management, reducing the incidence of disease and associated costs by emphasizing prevention rather than treatment.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM. 1. The Department of Health will provide for and effectively implement a preventive medicine program with primary emphasis on public health education which will include, but will not be limited to, guidance on lifestyles, AIDS, drug abuse, cancer and mother and child care. This is typically referred to as Primary Prevention. The INSURER will collaborate with the Department of Health and provide for a preventive medicine program with primary emphasis on the provision of clinical services in support of the Preventive Medicine Program, including but not limited to, screening and education of individual patients, such as PAP Smears, colorectal screening mammograms and cholesterol screening as indicated by the best practices of medicine. In cooperation with the INSURER, the Department of Health will develop a surveillance methodology to identify compliance with this program.
2. The INSURER, through its secondary and tertiary Preventive Program, will address, analyze and implement measures to provide effective clinical and educational activities seeking to combat the specific causes of morbidity and mortality in the Area/Region.
3. The INSURER will develop and effectively implement a case management system in order to monitor high risk cases and attend to the covered health care needs of the beneficiaries and dependents within said category.
4. The INSURER represents that under its Preventive Program it will contract, sufficient medical specialists and specialized teams in order to combine the resources of the HCO's and the professional staff of the HCO's, including but not limited to, health educators, nutritionists, dieticians, nurses, other trained personnel and physicians who will act as the team's educator, manager and coordinator.
5. The INSURER will be responsible to direct to a network of other agencies and community resources serving each municipality within the Area/Region so as to guarantee that participating providers and beneficiaries are aware of and understand the available services in their community and the process by which to access them.
6. The INSURER will assure that discharge of the mother and her baby from the hospital is based upon sound clinical judgment determined by the clinician. The coverage for hospital stay following a normal vaginal delivery may not be limited to less than 48 hours for both the mother and newborn child and in the case of childbirth following cesarean section; the hospital stay may not be limited to less than 96 ho...
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM. 17.1 The City shall continue to maintain a comprehensive preventive medicine program for all employees covered by this Agreement who, during the course and scope of their employment, are exposed to communicable diseases, with the City to pay all necessary expenses in connection with such program. The City reserves the right to determine which medical facility or facilities will be used for any such program.