By William Appelgate, PhD “The body is a temple, that’s what we’re taught. I’ve treated this one like an old honky-tonk. Greasy cheeseburgers and cheap cigarettes, one day they will get me if they ain’t got me yet.” Kenny Chesney song lyrics from Living in Fast Forward National healthcare expenditures in the U.S. will exceed […]
Meeting the Six NCQA Standards – Using Health Coaching to Achieve PCMH Recognition
By William Appelgate, PhD For those physician practices that have made the decision to become a Patient-Centered Medical Home, let us first congratulate you on making the commitment to help move our healthcare system towards a focus of patient-centered, population health improvement. No meaningful, long-term transformation of care delivery and patient engagement is possible without […]
Why We Created Clinical Health Coach® Training
By William Appelgate, PhD Set in 2054, Steven Spielberg’s science fiction masterpiece Minority Report depicts a landscape where homicide is no longer punished because it doesn’t occur. Instead, talented staff, hi-tech systems, and advanced procedures are in place prevent it (albeit with the necessary theatrical flourishes and always just in the nick of time.) Prevention […]