Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Health coaches! Take a lap...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21360385

Hosp Top. 2011 Jan;89(1):16-22.
Introducing the health coach at a primary care practice: impact on quality and cost (part 1).
Lanese BS, Dey A, Srivastava P, Figler R.

College of Business Administration, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Abstract
The cost of healthcare in U.S. is a poor value proposition. One of the primary goals of the healthcare reform act is to reduce cost while improving healthcare quality. We believe that adding a health coach will help in achieving this goal. The health coach is a medical professional who supports both the physician and the patient by meeting previously established goals. This research presents and analyzes the key roles of a health coach in a primary care practice.

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