Partnering for Better Health
Medicare Service
Medicare now encourages doctors to recommend health coaching to beneficiaries who have multiple conditions that are very common and put them at risk.
Health Coaching
Health coaching provides access to chronic care coordination, a new service that is covered by Medicare. Most costs associated with health coaching services and equipment are covered by Medicare.
Stay at Home!
Your health coach will contact you through regular appointments using a tablet or telephone. You don't even have to leave the comfort of your own home!
Health coaching is a preventive service that doctors can recommend for their Medicare beneficiaries with multiple conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis, to help them make better decisions about diet and activity.
The Care Collaborative is working in partnership with rural Kansas hospitals to develop new treatment models that result in better patient outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. Nearly 1 in 4 Kansans die from heart disease or stroke alone every year, with rural communities having the highest mortality rates and among highest healthcare costs in the nation.
This program focuses on coordinating care by developing and implementing shared clinical guidelines, and delivering telehealth services, follow-up care and teamwork across all levels of care.
Using local and regional resources, the program will establish care coordinators and health coaches in rural communities who engage at-risk patients in maintaining and improving their health.
Performance is continuously evaluated to measure progress in achieving the goal of improving patients’ outcomes, while reducing healthcare costs.
Speak with a coach over the phone
Your health coach will visit with you every month by telephone.
Talk with a coach face-to-face
If you qualify, your health coach will visit with you through regular appointments using a tablet device.
Meet with a member of your care team
During an initial home visit, they will help answer your questions and address immediate needs.
If your doctor has recommended this service to you – try it!
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