Preventive Care
Prevention works best before something becomes a problem.
Alderon’s preventive-care model is being built to identify important health risks before they become harder to manage. For adults age 18 and older, screening recommendations are guided primarily by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), then individualized to the patient’s age, history, prior results, exposures, preferences, and other risk factors. Vaccination planning follows current CDC/ACIP guidance.
- USPSTF-guided screening
- USPSTF + individualized prevention
- Long-term follow-through
Your planned prevention framework
PersonalizedPreventive Care at Alderon
Prevention should be personalized—not automatic.
Preventive care changes with age, medical history, family history, prior results, medications, pregnancy potential, tobacco exposure, and other health risks. Alderon’s planned approach starts with current USPSTF recommendations for applicable adult screening and preventive counseling, then applies the recommendation to the individual patient rather than treating screening as an automatic checklist.
Evidence framework: Alderon uses the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as a primary evidence framework for adult screening and preventive counseling. The Task Force evaluates both benefits and harms and assigns recommendation grades based on the certainty and magnitude of net benefit. (official USPSTF resource; opens in a new tab).
Patient resource: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services MyHealthfinder tool provides a patient-friendly way to review preventive services based on age and other factors. Explore MyHealthfinder (opens in a new tab).
Review what is actually due
Look at prior screening, vaccination history, laboratory results, family history, age, and other relevant risk factors before ordering something again.
Identify modifiable risk
Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk, smoking, physical activity, weight, sleep, alcohol use, and other factors may influence long-term health.
Choose screening thoughtfully
Use current USPSTF recommendations as the starting point for applicable screening, then match the recommendation to the patient’s risk, prior testing, preferences, and clinical context rather than ordering a test simply because it exists.
Follow through on the result
Prevention matters most when abnormal findings, overdue vaccines, new risk factors, and recommended follow-up lead to an actual care plan.
Alderon’s Screening Standard
Screening guided by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The USPSTF is an independent panel of prevention and evidence experts that develops recommendations for preventive services used in primary care. Its process starts with systematic evidence review and separately considers the expected benefits, potential harms, certainty of the evidence, and the resulting net benefit.
Alderon’s launch model will use current USPSTF recommendations as a primary screening framework for asymptomatic adults when the recommendation applies. Individual care still depends on the population described by the recommendation, personal risk, prior results, clinical judgment, and informed patient preferences.
Prioritize services with demonstrated net benefit.
USPSTF Grade A recommendations have high certainty of substantial net benefit. Grade B recommendations have high or moderate certainty of moderate to substantial net benefit. For eligible patients, these are generally services clinicians should offer or provide.
Use judgment when the expected benefit is smaller.
Grade C recommendations call for selective use based on professional judgment and patient preferences. This helps keep preventive care individualized instead of automatically ordering every available test.
Avoid low-value screening and acknowledge uncertainty.
Grade D recommendations indicate that harms equal or outweigh expected benefits, while an I statement means current evidence is insufficient to determine the balance. Both are important safeguards against unnecessary testing and false certainty.
Evidence guides the conversation—not replaces it.
Screening decisions may still depend on age, anatomy, family history, prior results, exposure, competing health risks, patient values, and the exact population addressed by the recommendation.
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Preventive Care May Include
The preventive services that matter across adult health.
At launch, screening recommendations will begin with current USPSTF guidance when applicable, then be individualized to age, anatomy, medical history, previous results, family history, pregnancy status, medications, lifestyle, exposures, and other risk factors.
Cancer screening
Review evidence-based cancer screening recommendations that apply to the individual patient. Depending on age, anatomy, exposure, history, and risk, this may include breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, or other screening; some tests are appropriate only for selected patients, and some routine screening is not recommended.
Heart & vascular risk
Review blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes risk, weight, activity, and other factors that influence cardiovascular health.
Diabetes & metabolic screening
Identify appropriate glucose, weight, blood-pressure, and metabolic-risk evaluation based on individual health factors.
Adult vaccines
Review vaccination history and determine which routine or risk-based adult immunizations may be due.
HIV, hepatitis & STI prevention
Discuss appropriate screening, vaccination, prevention, and follow-up based on individual risk and clinical recommendations.
Lifestyle & risk reduction
Address tobacco use, alcohol, sleep, nutrition, physical activity, weight, mental health, and other modifiable contributors to future health.
Why Prevention Matters
Some of the most important health problems begin quietly.
High blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, and other conditions may develop before a person feels sick. USPSTF-guided screening focuses on selected conditions for which evidence supports screening in the population described by the recommendation, while also considering potential harms.
Preventive care also creates an opportunity to reduce risk before disease develops rather than waiting until symptoms force the issue.
Prevention may focus on
- Finding selected conditions earlier
- Reducing cardiovascular and metabolic risk
- Preventing vaccine-preventable illness
- Identifying harmful tobacco or alcohol use
- Supporting healthy activity, nutrition, and sleep
- Creating a plan for abnormal results
Personalized Prevention
The right screening plan is not identical for everyone.
Preventive recommendations can change based on family history, prior abnormal results, tobacco exposure, medications, sexual health, pregnancy potential, chronic conditions, previous procedures, and other individual factors. USPSTF recommendations define the population to which each recommendation applies, so personalization is part of using the evidence correctly.
Your plan may consider:
- Age and relevant anatomy
- Family and personal medical history
- Prior screening results
- Tobacco, alcohol, and other exposures
- Medications and chronic conditions
- Personal goals and informed preferences
Related Care
Prevention works best when it stays connected to ongoing care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Preventive care, explained.
What is preventive care?
Preventive care includes screening, checkups, vaccinations, risk assessment, counseling, and other services intended to prevent disease or identify selected health problems before symptoms become more advanced.
What screening guidelines does Alderon use?
Alderon’s preventive-care model uses current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations as a primary evidence framework for adult screening and preventive counseling when applicable. The USPSTF recommendation is then applied to the specific patient population, age, risk factors, prior results, and preferences. Vaccination planning follows current CDC/ACIP guidance.
Does everyone need the same screening tests?
No. Recommendations depend on age, anatomy, family history, medical conditions, prior results, exposures, medications, and other individual risk factors.
Can preventive visits happen through telehealth?
Many screening discussions, risk assessments, medication reviews, counseling conversations, and preventive planning can be performed virtually. Once services are live, physical examinations, vaccines, laboratory testing, imaging, and some screening procedures will still require local services.
Can Alderon order screening tests?
When services are live and clinically appropriate, Alderon plans to coordinate local laboratory testing, imaging, screening procedures, or referrals as part of the patient’s care plan.
Does insurance cover preventive services?
Coverage varies by payer, network status, the specific service, patient eligibility, and whether additional diagnostic services are performed. Patients should verify plan-specific benefits when needed.
What happens if a screening test is abnormal?
An abnormal screening result may require diagnostic testing, repeat evaluation, treatment, or specialty referral. Alderon’s model is designed to connect the result to an appropriate next step rather than leaving it as an isolated finding.
Preventive Care
Prevention is most useful when there is a plan behind it.
Alderon’s preventive-care model uses evidence-based recommendations to identify what is due, what is not indicated, and where individual risk or preference should change the plan.