June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. A closer look at the tools that help practices objectively assess and monitor cognitive health.

BEYOND A SCREENING

THE NEXT STEP

Recognizing cognitive change starts with the essentials: a patient or family member raising a concern, and validated screens like the Mini-Cog, MoCA, or MMSE during routine visits. These tools are the right first step, and they remain the front line. But brief screenings establish concern more than they quantify it. A patient with higher baseline cognitive reserve can compensate on these. Subtle change is hard to track over time with a snapshot. Increasingly, practices want objective, repeatable data to support evaluation and to follow how a patient changes across visits or once treatment methods are put in place. This is the gap our diagnostics fill. They do not replace the screen or the specialist. They give you measurable, in-office insight that sits between the two.

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when a closer look is warranted

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Persistent cognitive complaints or memory concerns
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Persistent cognitive complaints or memory concerns

Relevant equipment: qEEG, Digital Cognitive screening
Ex. Diagnosis codes: R41.3, R41.840

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Cognitive symptoms following a head injury or fall
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Cognitive symptoms following a head injury or fall

Relevant Equipment: qEEG and digital cognitive screening
Ex. Diagnosis codes: SO6.9x9A, F07.81

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Lingering post-viral and post-COVID cognitive symptoms
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Lingering post-viral and post-COVID cognitive symptoms

Recommended Equipment: Autonomic testing, Digital cognitive screening
Ex. Diagnosis codes: U09.9, G93.49, or R41.840

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Executive function changes
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Executive function changes

Recommended Equipment: qEEG or Digital Cognitive screening
Ex. Diagnosis Codes: R41.844, F07.0

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Age-related cognitive concern
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Age-related cognitive concern

Recommended Equipment: Digital cognitive screening and qEEG
Example Diagnosis codes: R41.81, G31.84

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Brain fog and difficulty concentrating
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Brain fog and difficulty concentrating

Recommended Equipment: qEEG, Autonomic testing, and Digital cognitive screening
Ex. Diagnosis codes: R41.840, R41.9

THE CONSULTATIVE DIFFERENCE

BETTER DATA, EARLIER CONVERSATIONS


Objective, in-office data supports earlier and more confident conversations with patients and families. Repeatable baselines let you track the course of an established treatment path or changes that develop outside a care plan. Also, bringing this assessment in-office means fewer handoffs and a smoother experience for the patients who need a closer look. We have more than 20 years experience helping practices source the right diagnostic tools from more than 300 manufacturers. As a master distributor our role is consultative: helping you choose what genuinely fits your patient population, your workflow, and your goals. One conversation, one source.

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TRUSTED RESOURCES

FOR DEEPER READING

ANNALS of Family Medicine

Action Collaborative on Traumatic Brain Injury Care

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American Academy of Neurology

Appropriate Neurological Exam Quality measure

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American Academy of Family Physicians

Alzheimer's and dementia care: Diagnosis, management and caregiver support

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Alzheimer's Association

Cognitive Screening and Assessment

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