The idea behind this site is to have a convenient location for credentialed Board Certified Health Coaches, specifically with a Healthcare or Medical background, or personal medical journey, or just a desire to work with clients that are referred by physicians, to list their contact information here. There is already a directory at https://nbhw.org that lists all NBC-HWC.
In addition, Medical Doctors who support their patients by referring them to a credentialed Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, can list their practice information as well, in order to make it easier to connect with each other for a lasting professional partnership for the benefit of the patient/client.
Patients/clients can come to this site to find a supportive Medical Doctor or supportive Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with the NBC-HWC credentials. Doctors are recognizing that Health and Wellness Coaches can play an important role in assisting their patients between visits.
There are white papers and studies available regarding the positive impact Health and Wellness Coaches have on their patients in between physician visits.
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What is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and how can we help?
Health & wellness coaches (NBC-HWC) support clients in activating internal strengths and external resources to make sustainable and healthy lifestyle behavior changes. Health coaches use a client-centered approach wherein clients decide their goals, engage in self-discovery or active learning processes, and self-monitor behaviors to increase accountability, all within the context of an interpersonal relationship with a health coach.
Whatever goal the client sets, the health coach ensures that they are supported until the desired outcome is achieved. National Board-Certified Health and Wellness coaches display an unconditional positive regard for their clients and have trained to the highest standards in the profession (NBHWC.org), which means that they have the skills and knowledge to walk alongside you on your path to your healthiest self.
The AMA recognized the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) when creating these codes, signifying that only coaches certified by these organizations are eligible to use them.
The CPT codes for National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWCs) are 0591T, 0592T, and 0593T. These are Category III CPT codes that the American Medical Association (AMA) approved for health and well-being coaching services.
- 0591T: Health and Well-Being Coaching face-to-face; individual, initial assessment.
- 0592T: Individual, follow-up session, at least 30 minutes.
- 0593T: Group (two or more individuals), at least 30 minutes.
- These codes are temporary and meant for data collection and assessment, and may not be billable by all insurance providers.
- The codes were created to help establish a standard for health and wellness coaching and pave the way for potential future reimbursement.
Doctors who refer their patients to NBC-HWC can be assured that certified credentialed health coaches will work together with you and your patient for the common good of improving overall health.
With all the above being said, piecing it all together, understanding the huge gap between what a traditional allopathic doctor recommends and prescribes and what the actual patient does between doctor visits has opened the door for this tremendous partnership.
