New Healthcare Webinar -- Physicians as Partners in Health Coaching

During "Driving Improvements in Health Coaching Outcomes Through Physician Collaboration and Coordination," a May 15, 2008 webinar from the Healthcare Intelligence Network, three health coaching experts will explain how to leverage the physician-patient relationship to enhance coaching outcomes.

Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Successful healthcare organizations are beginning to see that perhaps the most valuable tool for their hospital or practice is the physician/patient relationship. Health coaches that enlist healthcare providers to help reinforce behavior changes in members and patients are seeing tangible results. Driving Improvements in Health Coaching Outcomes Through Physician Collaboration and Coordination, a May 15, 2008 webinar from the Healthcare Intelligence Network, will provide strategies for health coaching initiatives to engage physicians in the coaching process.

NEWS FACTS:

Scheduled Speakers: Dr. Edward Phillips, director of outpatient medical services at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network and assistant professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, and returning HIN presenters Dr. Rick Botelho, professor of family medicine at the URMC Family Medicine Center, and Margaret Moore, CEO, Wellcoaches Corporation.

Conference Highlights: Developing strategies to engage physicians in the health coaching process; collaborating with physicians to reinforce the health coaches' messages during physician/patient encounters; using the Chronic Care Model and patient-centered medical home as a framework to enhance health coaching; improving physician health habits before helping patients; using physicians as a referral source to health coaching programs; building the business case for the use of health coaches for improving physician practice quality; creating a health-promoting and learning organization; connecting to community organizations; and making exercise a vital sign.

Target Audience: CEOs, medical directors, disease management directors, managers and coordinators, health coach managers, health coaches, health plan executives, care management nurses, physician executives and business development and strategic planning directors.

Webinar Formats: Driving Improvements in Health Coaching Outcomes Through Physician Collaboration and Coordination, 90-minute live webinar on May 15, 2008 includes a 30-minute Q&A; "On-Demand" rebroadcast available May 19, 2008; 90-minute recording on CD-ROM with printed transcript available June 6, 2008.

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

"Physicians are natural contributors to the health coaching process. Health coaches should collaborate with physicians to reinforce coaching messages during office visits and other physician/patient encounters. The doctor-patient relationship can be leveraged to enhance the outcomes of health coaching initiatives and programs."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

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