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Preventive care

The Preventive care tool evaluates patient health maintenance milestones, national screening programs, and cardiovascular risk.

What it does

The Preventive care drawer analyses patient age, sex, medical history, and risk factors to construct a comprehensive prevention profile. It evaluates screening schedules (such as bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening), immunization intervals, and cardiovascular disease risk scores, alerting clinicians to overdue checks.

When to use it

Use this tool during annual health reviews, chronic disease management consultations, 45-to-49-year-old health checks, or opportunistically during standard visits.

Step by step

  1. Select Preventive on the right tool rail, or type /preventive in the Ask Agent D box. Opening the preventive care drawer

Also on this screen

  • Preventive risk matrix: Comprehensive 17-domain risk matrix generated dynamically on demand.
  • Matrix sections: Chain reaction pathways, complication risks, opportunistic checks, and early detection recommendations.
  • National screening intervals: Tracks eligibility and due dates for bowel screening, mammography, and cervical screening tests.
  • Cardiovascular risk calculations: Incorporates recorded blood pressure, smoking status, and cholesterol levels into validated risk equations.

What Agent D can do

  • Agent D checks the patient medical record to identify overdue health maintenance items.
  • Agent D drafts a preventive care summary that can be inserted into your consultation note.
  • Agent D cannot order screening tests or book appointments without your explicit confirmation.

Safety (what needs your Confirm)

  • Preventive suggestions are clinical reminders. You determine whether specific screening tests are appropriate for the patient today.
  • Adding preventive orders or recalls requires your clinical approval.

Common questions

How does Diagnify know when a patient is due for bowel screening?

It cross-references the patient age and pathology records of previous screening tests against national screening guidelines.

Can I insert the preventive matrix into my consultation note?

Yes. Click Add to note to paste the formatted preventive assessment directly into your plan.

What should I do if vital signs needed for the risk score are missing?

Click the + Vitals chip to record a current blood pressure reading, which instantly updates the risk calculation.

Last reviewed: 03/10/2026.