Are you frustrated that you don't have enough time to support and educate your patients more closely on healthy habits, behavior change, and healthy food choices?
Are your patients frustrated because they need more hand-holding and accountability than you have time to give?
As a doctor, your time is a premium. In your patient encounters, you may only have time to make recommendations and outline a plan, but some of your patients need close support and assistance in actually implementing that plan.
As a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness coach, my job is to coach people through the nutrition and lifestyle changes needed to lose weight, improve digestion, and increase energy.
I can explain, in detail, how to make healthy food choices so that they can easily implement them into their lifestyle. I work closely with them so they can form sustainable habits to make significant improvements in their health.
Improved health outcomes for your patients.
You can rest assured that your patients are learning how to eat healthy, communicated in a way that your patients can understand and adhere to.
You'll be empowering your patients to improve their own health through lifestyle change
Increase your available time and satisfaction, knowing that the education and coaching component of your patients' wellness strategy has been taken care of.
You can outsource the time-consuming tasks of patient support, motivation, and education.
Increase your own revenue potential, by freeing up your available time for more visits.
Why would you want to refer your patients to a health coach?
In fact, the American Medical Association has this to say:
"Health coaching is a team-based approach that helps patients gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to become active participants in their care. The old saying, “Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime” demonstrates the difference between rescuing a patient and coaching a patient. Patients with chronic conditions need to learn how to fish. Health coaching can be supplemented with health literacy strategies and effective communication techniques, such as ask-tell-ask, teach-back and/or action planning to ensure patient comprehension of their care plans and help them achieve their goals."
source: https://www.stepsforward.org/modules/health-coaching