Assessments

Physicians and other health care providers have used health assessments for over 20 years to educate patients on potential health risks that are related to lifestyle and family history.  Initially patients completed assessments on paper.  Physicians then scored the assessments and discussed the results with patients.  Unfortunately, due to the cost pressures and time constraints healthcare providers face today, most can no longer afford to provide their patients with a complete health assessment.

Our assessments and clinical reports offer you a unique opportunity to obtain important information about your risk of prescription drug-nutrient interactions, drug-induced nutrient depletions, symptoms of nutritional imbalances, or if your current meal plan supplies enough nutrients.   When ordered, our nurses will lead you through a series of questions that will help determine your individual health risk. At the end of the questionnaire you will receive a customized report that will tell you about your health risks. You may wish to discuss making changes with you family doctor or local health care provider so that he or she may make further recommendations based on the assessment results.

Reports

Our reports have more than 50 pages of detailed information about 30 different nutrients and how they may relate to your current level of health.  Our assessment reports are mailed to you directly.  These reports are an important clinical tool for your doctor in deciding if lab testing is an important next step in your care plan, to include meal plan changes, or nutritional supplements in your overall care regimen.

many benefits

There are many benefits to using our assessments and reports. First, they are great educational tools.  As you go through the process you will discover health factors that you might not have known had an affect on your health.  Secondly, you will be alerted to aspects of your health that may need more attention based on the information you provide and the risk calculation provided by the report process.  Having this information could potentially help you avoid more serious and expensive complications. 

In addition for our corporate wellness programs you are helping your employer and health plan determine what types of programs need to be implemented to help you improve your overall health.

positive step forward

By completing a nutritional health assessment you are taking a very positive step forward in protecting and improving your health. Remember as you complete the assessment questions that your results will depend on how accurately and completely you answer the survey.  Before you take any action based on the report information, you should discuss the results with your health care provider.

The privacy of your health information is a key concern for all healthcare providers, including your employer and health insurance plan. We have also take this responsibility very seriously and have taken steps to ensure that your health information will be protected and kept private and confidential.  Access to information collected by nurses is unauthorized and not available to any private parties.  Information collected in your assessments are used in two ways.

	First, all of the data collected is combined and may used by your employer and/or health insurance plan to determine the overall health of the employees.  This aggregate information does not contain information about individual employees, but does shows the major nutritional risk factors for the entire group.
	Employers and/or health insurance plans may analyze this information to help make decisions on what programs need to be offered to employees to help improve their general health and to lower healthcare costs.

Nutritional Assessment   |  Symptom Analysis   |  Nutrient Impact Analysis

Insurance Coverage For Assessments