Health Risk Assessment (HRA) | Release 2.0 | April 2014

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ABOUT MELIORA TECHNOLOGY

A successful wellness system isn’t just about

That’s why we’ve focused tirelessly on

spewing out reams of data once or twice a

building the industry’s most advanced yet

year. It’s about providing tools to encourage

intuitive online dashboard that serves as the

participation, deliver actionable information

heart of your wellness program. It‘s a place

and create significant and quantifiable

for participants to get an easy-to-understand

changes in participants’ behavior.

snapshot of their health. A place they’ll find instantly involving and endlessly engaging.

Put simply, healthy employees are less

A place that encourages then to spend more

costly, thanks to lower premiums and

time on the site, more often – thus increasing

reduced health care claims. That’s why for

the likelihood of a positive change in their

so many companies, making an investment

overall health.

in a wellness program isn’t an unwanted cost center – it’s a welcome source of cost

Best of all, participants can use the dashboard

reductions.

to easily track their health progress.

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instance, your company may offer employees

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a discount on their insurance premiums

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when they earn a designated number of

largest providers of health and wellness

points by taking proactive steps to improve

information.

their health. Participants can complete many of those activities right from the dashboard,

Our actions plans help our employers engage

and they can keep track of their points too,

their population to gain a high percentage of

allowing them to get a complete picture of

healthy employees and dependents within

their progress.

their workforce.

Our dashboard maintains a high level of

engagement

by

providing

content

customized for participants based on the outcomes of their HRAs and screenings. Our

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“LOOKING AFTER

MY HEALTH TODAY GIVES ME A BETTER HOPE FOR TOMORROW” -ANNE WILSON SCHAEF A health risk assessment (HRA) is a health questionnaire, used to provide individuals with an evaluation of their health risk and quality of life.

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HEALTH PROFILE Health Risk Assessment Module Our profile is a health risk assessment for adult populations aged 18 to 65 years. The HRA uses evidencebased guidelines and is written at the eighth-grade level. Our pediatric is a version of the health risk assessment for 6- to 17-year-olds. Our profile is Health Information Products (HIP 1) Certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and complies with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Module •

The Meliora HRA is designed for adult populations aged 18 to 65 years. The HRA uses

evidence-based

guidelines

and

is

written at the eighth-grade level.

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A pediatric version for 6- to 17-year-olds is also available.

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It is Health Information Products (HIP 1)

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Certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and complies with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Controlled Availability & Incentives Program settings determine when the HRA can be completed and the incentive points that are awarded for one or more of the following: •

Completion of the questionnaire

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Biometric results meeting client-defined

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targets

When the assessment is completed, the responses are locked before the personalized report is

Long & Short Form The Meliora HRA is available in long and short form.

Clients can deliver both long and short forms to the same population and can switch between versions from year to year. Aggregate reports combine data from both versions.

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The long form assesses current health (including lifestyle behaviors, biometrics, health

status,

recommended

and

compliance

preventive

with health

screenings), chronic conditions, and future disease risk.

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The short form delivers all the functionality required to assess current health, including biometrics, but omits chronic and future disease risk assessments

Online Assessment (PC or Tablet) The online assessment uses conditional branching logic to personalize and streamline data collection.

Data is saved automatically, and the participant may stop any time and return to complete the questionnaire at a later date. The online questionnaire can be switched between English and Spanish at any time.

displayed, preventing data manipulation. Optional review mode delays display of the report until biometric data has been entered or loaded from file.

The Meliora HRA can be completed at a health fair or biometric screening event using your tablet.

Scannable Bubble Forms The assessment is also available for paper-andpencil completion using bubble forms, in English or Spanish, that support standard scanning technologies. Scanned data from paper forms is loaded into our database and merged with data collected through the online questionnaire, providing a single database for reporting.

Biometric Data Four options are available for entry of laboratory results and vital signs: •

Self-report by the participant using ranges or numerical values.

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Entry by health coaches using our lab tool option.

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Entry by screener using our lab tool option.

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Batch load from file. The load process supports

completion

the

HRA

biometric

data

the population (all participants in each time

is loaded and, conversely, load of the

period) and the cohort (participants in both

biometric data before the HRA assessment

time periods only).

questionnaire

before

of

group or subgroup.

is started.

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Trend reports show progress over time for

Reports can be run by service level, employer group or subgroup, and date range.

Participant Reports When the assessment is locked, participants receive

Batch Printing & Export

a personalized report, available in English and

Batch-printing functions support fulfillment of

Spanish. The report details health risks and lifestyle

member

behaviors, together with recommended actions for

functions allow access to all questionnaire and

health improvement. Summary results from the

assessment data for custom reporting and data

previous two HRAs are displayed for comparison

sharing with partners.

and

provider

reports.

Batch-export

with current risks.

Third-Party HRAs A printable provider summary report is also

Organizations currently using a health risk

available, in English only.

assessment may be reluctant to switch to a new HRA vendor because of the valuable data pool they

Administrator Reports

have accumulated over time. The third-party HRA

Management reports track HRA participation rates

data-load process allows an organization to take

and biometric screening results. Aggregate reports

advantage of the advanced data-management

provide an analysis of health risks, readiness-

facilities provided by the platform, while retaining

to-change, and compliance with recommended

the value of historical health risk assessment data.

screenings.

Third-party HRA data loaded into the platform is

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Program reports profile the population for

merged with current HRA data collected using our

a selected service level and/or employer

profile to provide:

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Coach access to longitudinal HRA data for

data retains the coding used at source.

individual participants.

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Administrator

access

to

consolidated

aggregate HRA data for outcome reporting •

Participant access to previous and current

Components Components of the health record include: •

Personal

information

including

demo-

HRA results within the member report

graphics, lifestyle, family history, and ad-

summary table for progress tracking.

vance directives.

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Comprehensive

medication

record,

Personal Health Record Module

including

Our personal record is an integrated health

Prescription refills can be loaded from PBM

record that provides a longitudinal repository of

data, if available.

participant health data from multiple sources.

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Selected data elements collected using other

and

OTC

therapies.

Medical history comprising conditions, treatments,

Data Integration

Rx

allergies,

immunizations,

screenings, and office visits.

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Biometric results batch loaded directly

our platform modules, such as the health risk

from source data, if available, and used to

assessment, are copied and stored in the health

populate the profile health risk assessment.

record. They can be supplemented by data entered

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directly into the health record by the participant or health coach.

Contact information for provider, pharmacy, hospital, insurance, and an emergency

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Printer-friendly health record reports in a variety of formats, including PDF and XML,

Data from third-party sources, such as laboratory

to allow portability and data sharing.

results and prescription refills, can be loaded into the health record using standard batch processes.

Self-reported and coach-entered data uses SNOMED and NDC codes to provide data portability; loaded

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DON’T JUST DO THE RIGHT THING.

DO THE RIGHT THING RIGHT

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CONTACT Meliora Technology

Meliora Technology is the industry’s premier provider of technology solutions for workplace health management programs, including the development and implementation of customized, web based health management software. We also offer a wide range of tools and services that streamline the benefits administration process, including an online benefits enrollment and administration system, EDI data exchange, error resolution and more.

CORPORATE OFFICE 600 West 6th Street Suite 150 Fort Worth, Tx 76102 Phone 877 282 3044 Fax 877 667 2994 email: info@melioratech.com www. melioratech.com

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