Difference between revisions of "Patient Assessments"
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[[Patient Assessments|Patient assessments]] are designed to capture patient information for a particular condition (such as [http://www.catestonline.org/english/indexEN.htm '''COPD Assessment''']) or service (such as an Emergency Room, Hospital or Physician Office Visit). | [[Patient Assessments|Patient assessments]] are designed to capture patient information for a particular condition (such as [http://www.catestonline.org/english/indexEN.htm '''COPD Assessment''']) or service (such as an Emergency Room, Hospital or Physician Office Visit). | ||
| − | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [http://www.cdc.gov/ '''(CDC)'''] developed a Health Risk Assessment [http://www.cdc.gov/policy/ohsc/hra/ '''(HRA)'''] designed for the [http://www.medicare.gov/coverage/preventive-visit-and-yearly-wellness-exams.html '''Medicare Annual Wellness Visits'']. | + | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [http://www.cdc.gov/ '''(CDC)'''] developed a Health Risk Assessment [http://www.cdc.gov/policy/ohsc/hra/ '''(HRA)'''] designed for the [http://www.medicare.gov/coverage/preventive-visit-and-yearly-wellness-exams.html '''Medicare Annual Wellness Visits''']. |
The [[CDC Health Risk Assessments] is a comprehensive patient assessment completed as part of the annual wellness visit. | The [[CDC Health Risk Assessments] is a comprehensive patient assessment completed as part of the annual wellness visit. | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 28 April 2015
Patient assessments are designed to capture patient information for a particular condition (such as COPD Assessment) or service (such as an Emergency Room, Hospital or Physician Office Visit). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) designed for the Medicare Annual Wellness Visits. The [[CDC Health Risk Assessments] is a comprehensive patient assessment completed as part of the annual wellness visit.
The patient well-being assessment is designed to improve the patient's overall health well-being. It captures the patient's determinants, barriers, symptoms and well-being status.
Patient assessments will be available for annual physician visits (like Medicare's Annual Wellness Visits) or can be completed and/or revised by the patient (or care giver) at any time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) that is widely used as a patient assessment. CDC Health Risk Assessments Patient Assessments
