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Lean Six Sigma was used in a quality improvement effort to design a method for physicians to prescribe health coaching for healthy behaviors.
Practitioners can implement health coaching as part of patient care using structured methodologies like Lean Six Sigma.
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This article describes the use of Lean Six Sigma in a quality improvement (QI) effort to design an effective and scalable method for physicians to prescribe health coaching for healthy behaviors.
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The study is a quality improvement case study, indicating a structured approach to evaluating the intervention.
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UPMC Prescription for Wellness: A Quality Improvement Case Study for Supporting Patient Engagement and Health Behavior Change
Rebecca J. Maners et al. · American Journal of Medical Quality · 2017
DOI 10.1177/1062860617741670
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