Abstract
Intensive therapeutic lifestyle change (ITLC) programs have been shown to consistently achieve improved biologic markers for cardiac heart disease risk in short periods of time. We propose a standard definition of ITLC and discuss the specifics that are critical to their success. We include a discussion of our experiences with delivering ITLC programs in large health care systems and use that to illustrate opportunities for ITLC implementation in the future. Finally, we discuss the current drivers of change in the US health care reform movement and comment on their predictable effects on the current health care landscape.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 354-360 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 9 2015 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Keywords
- health care reform
- intensive therapeutic lifestyle change
- population health
- primary care
- therapeutic lifestyle change
- value-based care