The MedEncentive Health Risk Assessment Program
Health risk assessments are widely recommended as a means to identify health risks within a population of people. The shortfall of risk assessments is the aspect of follow-through and closure to prevent catastrophic health events. In other words, how does an employer or insurer motivate health plan beneficiaries to not only take a health risk assessment, but also follow-through on any risk findings? Furthermore, how can an employer or insurer make sure that the follow-up is appropriate – not too little and not too much?
The MedEncentive Health Risk Assessment Program is specifically designed to engage both health plan beneficiaries and their doctors to follow-through on health risk assessments. MedEncentive integrates with health risk assessment vendors to communicate risk factors to beneficiaries, and then structures financial rewards in a manner that compensates beneficiaries only after they complete the following prerequisites:
- Lab testing with results directed to the beneficiary’s doctor
- Physician exam and consultation with the doctor to discuss the risk factors and lab results
- Demonstrate medical literacy and declare compliance to recommended care through the MedEncentive Information Therapy Program (please refer to description, above)
- Declare medication compliance, if applicable, through the MedEncentive e-Prescribing and Medication Compliance Program (please refer to description, above)
Benefits: As with our other products, MedEncentive taps into the doctor-patient relationship to create a level of “mutual accountability” that helps insure an appropriate follow-through on health risk assessment findings. By motivating proper follow-through on identified risks, catastrophic health events can be prevented. Furthermore, by incorporating the MedEncentive Information Therapy Program, doctors are encouraged to practice evidence-based diagnostic methods and beneficiaries are empowered to partner with their doctors to prevent unnecessary tests. Beneficiaries are also empowered to self-manage their health, all of which helps control costs.
Beneficiaries win, doctors win and employers-insurers win…