Dr. Edward Kaplan argues health-care reform will hurt funding for medical technology.

Health Risk Appraisals are tools that identify and quantify an individual’s risk of morbidity or mortality using demographic, medical and lifestyle information. “Health Risk Appraisals and Medicare”, an evaluation report completed by RAND for CMS, reached the following conclusions.

? Effective Health Risk Assessment (HRA) programs have demonstrated beneficial effects on behavior, physiological variables and general health status
? Interventions that combine Health Risk Assessment (HRA) feedback with the provision of Wellness Plans are most likely to show beneficial effects
? To be effective, Health Risk Assessment (HRA) questionnaires ought to be accompanied by follow-up interventions (e.g., information, support and referrals)

High quality Health Risk Appraisals offer, a computation for individual risk from the following most common diseases and health risk factors.

? Chronic Asthma
? COPD
? Diabetes
? High Blood Pressure
? Ischemic heart disease
? Major depression
? Stroke
? Overweight and obesity
? Use of Tobaccos Products
? Mental health
? Immunizations  Read more...