Health Coaching is Driving Practice Transformation Health coaching is on the rise as an active healthcare practice transformation strategy.  Several forces drive widespread acceptance of this strategy in clinical practice settings.  To be sure, robust health coaching supports development and accreditation of Patient Center Medical Homes.  However, even more significantly, it adds power to the […]

Coaching Boomers to Better Health By William Appelgate, PhD   “Given that the healthcare system is overburdened and clinician time is limited, some experts regard patient self-management as the only arena where there is available capacity within the U.S. healthcare system for improving quality of care and reducing cost.” -Rand, 2007   Healthcare is at […]

True healthcare reform springs from the capacity of individuals in a population to build self-care skills, improve their health behaviors and accept accountability for health.  It is not about giving motivation but inspiring it. This inspiration comes more easily for some than others.  Lifting health status and reducing the risks in a population can be […]