BREAKTHROUGH RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL OFFERS PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
Research Triangle Park, N.C. - BioSignia’s literature-based, disease-specific health risk assessment tool continues to deliver promising results in two of the key goals in health reform: improved patient care and reduced health-care costs. Know Your Number (KYN) is the first multi-dimensional risk assessment tool to assess an individual’s risk of developing major chronic preventable diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, as well as showing what steps can be taken to reduce the risk.
“Know Your Number helped turn the doctor-patient relationship into a team approach where I become the coach,” says Dr. David Michael, a North Carolina M.D. in internal medicine who uses Know Your Number in his clinical practice. “That improved communication helps patients take charge of their health by focusing on preventing problems, which means I can provide better health care and patients can save money because they are healthier.”
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