© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Implementing Health Coaching Help patients take charge of their health, and foster healthier patients with better outcomes.
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 2 What is health coaching? Health coaching is a collaborative approach to care that informs, engages, and motivates patients to take a more prominent role in managing their health.
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 3 How can health coaching be beneficial? Health coaching improves health outcomes by ensuring that patients understand their care plans.
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 4 Diabetes Obesity Kidney Disease Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Hypertension Chronic heart failure Behavioral health issues Complex, poly-chronic health conditions Common conditions in primary care that can be impacted by health coaching include:
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 5 Four steps to implement health coaching in your practice: Commit to health coaching Build the health coaching model Recruit, train and mentor the coaches 4 Start coaching and track your progress
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Tools/Resources available to your practice Session Packets on Various Development Topics Action Planning Health Coaching Checklist Health Coach Sample Workflow
© 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 7 How is it working at other practices? Oakland, CA Manhattan, NY
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