Health assessment is defined as the increase and enhancement of well-established methods to understanding the needs of a patient. In the 19th century the first medical officers for health were accountable for assessing the needs of their local populations. Health assessment has come to mean an objective and effective method of modifying health amenities.
Health assessments have traditionally been started by public health experts; the local health becomes paramount to all health specialists. Hospitals and primary care teams become more aiming at develop services. Combining health assessment with personal knowledge of patients’ may help to meet this goal.
Why has assessment become important?
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For this purpose, authorities consider the health assessment to be an important component of a best-practice population health management strategy.
Health Assessment Data Is Accurate
In practice, there is a high level of agreement between self-reported health assessment data and objective measures. In 2011, Health Partners research study reported on the validity of self-reported body weight as compared to directly-measured body weight. The results shown that the difference between self-reported and measured body weight appears to be comparatively small, might be improved through daily self-monitoring using immediate response and influences change in body weight negligibly.
An Effective Engagement Tool
Health assessment is a valuable tool in the best-practice platform model and has been proven effective in reducing health care cost feelings and improving patient health. However, the role of the health assessment is not to change health results but to make it possible to target and tailor practical outreach and behaviour change