title: HEALTH COACHING: a fresh, new approach to improve quality outcomes and compliance for patients with chronic conditions.
abstract: Health coaching, its origin from motivational interviewing, enhances patient self-management of chronic conditions by improving patient compliance and outcomes, and reducing costs. How health coaching has achieved this success and why traditional patient teaching has fallen short is explored. Dr. William Miller, an originator of the motivational interviewing concept, also shares his insights and thoughts in a brief question and answer session with the author.
authors.affiliation: Principal Miller & Huffman Outcome Architects, LLC, 269 Lakeview Way, Winchester, TN 37398, USA. huffman@outcomearchitects.com
authors.forename: Melinda H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Huffman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods