Survey: Medical Practices Underutilize Clinical Health Coaches

Clinical health coaches —professionals trained to use patient conversations and care processes to improve patient outcomes — are underutilized, according to a report by the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium.

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Health coaching, which is often part of a medical practice’s transformation to a patient-centered medical home, “is the process by which primary care clinicians help patients gain the knowledge, skills, tools and confidence to become active participants in their care so that they can reach their self-identified health goals,” according to the report.

Click here to read the full story on patient engagement and health coaching in Becker’s Hospital Review.

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