Health Coaching Intervention
The Health Coaching Intervention designates and trains existing or new staff members to engage and empower high risk patients to better manage heart health-related chronic conditions and lifestyle factors. The first step to adopting this intervention is to work with your TN Heart Health Network Practice Facilitator to fill out the Function & Form Matrix and the Memo of Agreement.
The Tennessee Heart Health Network provides your practice with the following resources and support for the Health Coaching Intervention:
- Powerpoint Presentation for Overview of Health Coaching Intervention to present to your practice staff
- Step-by-Step Guide Checklist for the entire intervention process
- Job Descriptions whether you hire a new staff member or you modify an existing job description
- Health Coach Training for two staff members
- Networking and Ongoing Mentorship for staff members involved in the Health Coaching Intervention
- Annual Statewide Conferences held for staff involved in the Health Coaching Intervention
- Assistance with incorporating the use of CPT codes into your practice for reimbursement of key health coaching services in a Sustainability Plan
- Assistance with identifying effective ways for Collection of Metrics for the evaluation of the intervention
In order to ensure that your intervention is a success, your practice agrees to provide:
- Release time for training for staff members involved in the Health Coaching intervention
- A minimum of 8 hours a week release time for staff members involved in the Health Coaching Intervention
- A process to identify at-risk patients for outreach
- Active referrals and/or warm handoffs made to your Health Coaching staff
- Implementation of the sustainability plan, which includes the utilization and documentation of CPT codes for the reimbursement of key Health Coaching services
- A contact person from your practice that will work with the TN Heart Health Network Practice Facilitator to implement the intervention steps and provide support/supervision of the staff members involved in the intervention
- Collection of metrics for intervention evaluation purposes throughout duration of study
Let’s Get Started
Access the Step-by-Step Guide, a presentation, and other resources to help you implement your Health Coaching Intervention.
