accurate diagnoses, better relationship between healthcare providers and patients (and/or family
members), improved prioritization of health care concerns, better goal setting, better patient
understanding of health conditions, better outcomes, better tracking of the patient’s social
habits (smoking, alcohol, physical activity, etc.), and identifying issues that need to be referred
to a specialists.
In addition, a comprehensive health assessment will assist health care
providers in meeting national guidelines for incentive programs and quality improvement
programs such as “Medicare Annual Wellness Visit”, National Committee on Quality
Assurance (NCQA), Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services meaningful use standards (CMS), and other accrediting agencies for patient
quality and safety.
Some health insurance companies will give their customers discounts or
other incentives if they receive a yearly comprehensive health assessment (AHRQ, 2019).
Health Assessment
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References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health assessment in primary care,
(2019), Retrieved from:
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assessments_0.pdf
U.S. National Library of Medicine, (2019). Complete blood count, (CBC), Comprehensive
metabolic panel, (CMP), Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C), Retrieved from:
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