New BHI™ 2 Assessment for Use with Medical Patients
Now Available
Test helps clinicians treat the whole patient by measuring
bio/psycho/social factors
August 15, 2003, MINNEAPOLIS—Pearson Assessments announces the release of the BHI™ 2 (Battery for Health Improvement 2) assessment—a self-report instrument designed to provide psychologists and medical professionals with a concise, coordinated assessment of patients’ bio/psycho/social characteristics.
The BHI 2 test’s 18 scales cover physical symptoms, affect, character, psychosocial issues, and validity. The test is double-normed on a U.S. census-matched community sample and chronic pain and physical rehabilitation patients. Clinicians can compare their patients’ symptoms to six reference groups: head injury/headache, neck injury, upper extremity injury, lower extremity injury, back injury, and chronic pain. Patients complete the 217-item test in 35–40 minutes.
Clinicians will use the test to help determine pre-surgical readiness, develop treatment plans, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and monitor clinical outcomes. Test reports can also provide documentation for insurance providers and help meet industry standards, such as those set by the Counsel on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
In treating the whole patient, including the BHI 2 assessment helps the clinician to provide more appropriate patient care, better targeted treatment, and more realistic treatment expectations. For some clinics, better management of resources and staff time, and reduced overall medical costs are possible.
For more information about the BHI 2 test, call Pearson Assessments at (888) 627-7271.
About Pearson's Assessment group
Pearson's Assessment group has been a premier provider of psychological assessments and scoring solutions for more than 40 years. Pearson provides instruments for professionals in clinical, public safety, corrections, medical, forensic, adolescent, education, and career settings. For more information, please call (800) 627-7271 or visit the Pearson's Assessments group web site at www.pearsonassessments.com.
Pearson's Assessment group is a business of Pearson Education, the world’s largest integrated education company, which in turn is part of Pearson plc, the international media company.
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