Health coaches are an integral part of managing chronic disease and are an invaluable asset as we move from volume based medicine to value based medicine in America. As in most complex industries just as it is in medicine the quality of the work done, safety and outcomes is dependent upon more than the efforts […]
What If My Uncle Had a Health Coach?
I can remember at age 13, my uncle died of an acute MI. It was the first time a close family member died and is burned in my memory forever. I have always wondered: Could this have been prevented? That is one of many values to a health coach. They prevent disease by encouragement, education, […]
Growing health care costs are a problem for everyone.
80% of all healthcare spending is associated with patients with chronic conditions. Learn how implementing health coaches as part of your care delivery can help address the Chronic Care Problem quickly, easily and inexpensively.