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How
can you provide genetic testing free of charge? |
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We are able to provide free
genetic testing the same way all our services are
free. Just like every Internet web site, revenue is
derived from advertisers and sponsors. Our unique
business model is to "share" a portion of the
revenue with our members. In doing so, the costs of
our services and the cash payments to our members is
subsidized by our advertisers.
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Is my information going
to be shared or sold to anyone? |
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At no time is your information
shared, sold, rented, loaned or made available to
anyone. We follow the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability ACT (HIPAA) guidelines and
California's Civil Code Section 56 of the
Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (COMIA)
regarding the safe keeping of your medical, genetic,
lifestyle and wellness information.
Your password-protected wellness360 account uses
sophisticated encryption technology to ensure your
privacy.
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I read that you pay us
cash. How is this possible? |
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Just like airline miles or
credit card rewards, you accumulate points for every
page you visit within wellness360. Over time, these
points accumulate and every calendar quarter (Jan -
Mar, Apr - Jun, Jul - Sep and Oct - Dec) you may
redeem your points for cash. If you accumulate
5,000 points in a quarter, we will send you a check
for $75! It is as simple as that. You don't need
to purchase anything. Just visit wellness360 and
use our services.
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What is wellness360? |
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wellness360 is our Internet
environment providing its members access to a robust
suite of services including:
- Health Risk
Assessment
- Personal
Health Record
- Diet and
Fitness Tools
- Medical
Information Search Engine
- Personal
Health Radar
- Digital
Storage of Paper Medical Records
- Emergency
Medical Record
wellness360 services are private, free and available
24 hours a day seven days a week. As our slogan
says, wellness360...It Pays to be Healthy.®
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Why do I have to
complete a Health Risk Assessment? |
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Like the genetic test, the
wellness360 Health Risk Assessment provides you a
better understanding of the factors that impact your
overall health and wellness. These 40 short
questions are designed to evaluate many factors in
your life including medical issues, heredity, social
behaviors, and activities. The resulting graphical
report paints a comprehensive picture of your
current state of health and wellbeing and the areas
that may require attention. When combined with your
genetic test, your healthcare professional and you
will be well equipped to plan a strategy to achieve
a long and healthy future.
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Why do advertisers care
about wellness360 if you don't share my data? |
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First, remember that no time is
your private information (e.g. name, address,
medical conditions, genetic test results, etc.) ever
shared with any third party, including advertisers.
Our technology, however, does two things:
FIRST: it allows us to modify the
wellness360 experience to match your specific
needs. In doing so, we can automatically provide
you information every time you visit wellness360
that is specific to you.
SECOND: Just as we can modify your
experience at wellness360 based on the information
you store with us, we can also filter the
advertisements presented to you that are determined
by thousands of characteristics (for example:
height, weight, medications, etc.) As such,
advertisers wish to lower their cost of delivering
messages to their target audiences. wellness360
provides advertisers the ability to have their
messages only seen by their specific target
audience. In doing so, no messages are wasted and
the economic savings are converted into cash
benefits to our members.
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What is genotyping? |
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Genotyping refers to the
process of determining the genotype or genetic
variants of an individual by way of a biological
assay. geneVIEW employs a technology known as a DNA
Chip which allows the laboratory to look at many
SNPs quickly and affordably.
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What is sequencing? |
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DNA
sequencing is a method for determining the order of
the of a length of DNA. Based on the portion of DNA
that is being evaluated, a given area may include
DNA that may vary from person-to-person and be
indicative of a specific trait.
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What is a SNP? |
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SNP
(pronounced snip) is the abbreviation for Single
Nucleotide Polymorphism which is a DNA sequence
variation occurring when a single nucleotide differs
between members of a species or group.
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NEWS
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February 13, 2008:
flexSCAN Announces
free Genetic Testing -- geneVIEW
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flexSCAN files From
14(c) Announcing Pending Name Change to Aperture
Health, Inc. |
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