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3. reported by the Veteran's Health Administration at 150 locations 4. transmitted to date by 8 healthcare organizations to demonstrate CPT code tracking and billing data Coaches are delivering coaching services at more than 250 locations, including 150 VHA sites. The 53 large HWC studies in chronic disease treatment in the literature covers 138 locations. B. Qualified coaching providers are effectively integrated into current medical practice Coaches are working effectively in five areas of medical practice to address significant clinical needs for self-direction and management, outreach, continuity of care, team based care, access to community resources, and patient trust and satisfaction as we report in Section V-6 on practice parameters: 1. VHA 2. Primary care 3. Population health 4. Lifestyle medicine or integrative medicine 5. Specialty care, including pain medicine The AMA published a toolkit for the integration of health coaches into medical practice. We paraphrase (https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps forward/module/2702562): “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…The physician can delegate the personalized planning task to a team member (a health coach) who engages with patients (and their families) who have chronic conditions or complex health needs. Research shows that health coaching has a significant positive impact on patient health. Having a health coach as part of the team may help the practice meet quality metrics, improve patient satisfaction and behavior change, and free up physician time.” C. Substantial evidence base

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