URAC Wellness Standard 9 –- Periodic HRA Data Collection

This mandatory standard requires that the wellness program apply its HRA process periodically, at specified intervals.  This does not mean that the initial assessment needs to be repeated in full.  Indeed, URAC is clear that a pared-down version will be perfectly fine, so long as the program is monitoring risk factors with enough specificity to modify interventions for the participant where appropriate.

The application documentation should provide either a clear policy and procedure with specified intervals for reassessment or a clearly articulated method for collaborating with each employer on a regular and frequent reassessment.

The onsite review no doubt will include, in addition to the interview of relevant personnel, documentation of the periodicity of risk assessments across a sample, selected by the reviewer, of employers.