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Increasingly, health coaches are the designated hitters for health plan and employer health management teams -- reaching out to individuals with identified risk behaviors. Tapping health coaches to empower at-risk individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles -- via telephonic, Web-based or other coaching support -- is scoring improved outcomes and reduced healthcare costs.

However, launching an effective and sustainable health coaching initative requires planning, training, education and evaluation on the part of healthcare organizations. In this special report, "Coaching in the Healthcare Continuum: Models, Methods, Measurements and Motivation," HIN's accomplished panel of authors offers detail on the following:

• Best practices in health coaching;
• The nuts and bolts of telephonic coaching;
• A primer on motivational interviewing; and
• The latest developments in health coaching, health coach qualifications and evaluations, and program measurement strategies.

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Throughout this 58-page report, these respected thought leaders will share successes and lessons learned from their health coaching initiatives:

• Dr. Susan Butterworth, director of health management services at Oregon Health & Science University
• Colleen Perkins, health strategies consultant for Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources
• Roger Reed, executive vice president for market operations, Gordian Health Solutions
• Dr. Dennis Richling, medical director and vice president for CorSolutions, a Matria Company.

This report is based on two 2006 audio conferences on the emergence of health coaching in the disease management/population health management arenas.

Table of Contents

• Integrating Health Coaching Into a Comprehensive Health Management Effort
  • Why People Change – and Why They Don’t
  • Making Change Happen in a Workplace Setting
  • More About Motivational Interviewing
  • Research at Oregon Health and Science University
• Bridging the Healthcare Disconnect
  • Performance, Productivity and Presenteeism
  • Behavior Change Today
  • Tools for Targeting the Right Candidate for Health Coaching
  • Characteristics of a Good Coach and a Good Coach Training Program
  • Checklist for “Best in Class” Coaching Operation
  • Data Management Requirements for an Integrated IT Coaching Platform
  • Coaching at a Crossroads
• Telephonic Health Coaching: How It Can Improve Your Population Health Management Program
  • Empowering Behavior Change
  • Applying Behavior Change Theories to Lifestyle Coaching
  • Traditional Care Model vs. Collaborative Care Model
  • Traditional Patient Education vs. Self-Management Education
  • Critical Skills and Ongoing Strategies
  • Research Supports Behavior Change Interventions
  • Quality of Coaching Relationship Critical
  • Guiding Participants to Telephonic Programs and Interventions
• Mayo Clinic Telephonic Lifestyle Coaching Program
  • Health Coaches’ Qualifications, Training & Techniques
  • Incentives for Participation in Behavior Change Programs
  • Drivers For Healthcare Change and Disease Management Trends
  • Solutions Must Address the Health Continuum
  • The Movement For Consumerism
  • The Health Coaching Framework
  • Metrics for Health Coaching
• Q&A: Ask the Experts
  • Maintaining a Long-Term Coaching Relationship
  • Impact of Gender on Mental Health Outcomes
  • Methods of Measuring Presenteeism
  • Health Coach Training Methods
  • Channels of Patient Engagement in Coaching Scenarios
  • Implementing a Proactive Approach to Coaching
  • Motivational Interviewing Training Programs
  • Preparation for Dealing with Difficult Coaching Sessions
  • Availability of Health Coaches
  • Incentives for Participation in Health Coaching Programs
  • Methods for Measuring Quality of Coaches and Health Coaching Programs
  • Helping Patients Overcome Roadblocks in the Healthcare System
  • Recognizing Success in Health Coaching Programs
  • Forecasting Trends in the Health Coaching Industry
  • Structuring a Health Coaching Program
  • Short Calls That Still Provide Quality
  • Incentives That Work
  • Increasing Participation in Health Coaching Programs
  • Handling Unmotivated Participants
  • Determining Case Load Sizes and Coach Productivity
  • The Health Advocacy Model
  • Online Coaching Systems
• Glossary
• For More Information
• About the Authors

"Coaching in the Healthcare Continuum: Models, Methods, Measurements and Motivation" is part of HIN's Disease Management Dimensions series. The Disease Management Dimensions provides an inside look at disease management programs to help you get the most of your disease management initiatives.