Firmly Establishing Lifestyle Medicine Within the Value Framework
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kristi Artz; Eric Weaver
- Source
- American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. :155982762311721
- Subject
- Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Language
- ISSN
- 1559-8284
1559-8276
The rapid growth of Lifestyle Medicine (LM) and Value-Based Care (VBC) are occurring simultaneously yet are not fully aligned in the minds of key stakeholders. Both focus on bending the healthcare cost curve by improving patient outcomes, providing greater access to chronic disease risk reduction services and in the case of LM, driving toward chronic disease remission and reversal. Both require strong physician engagement to be effective and will greatly benefit from thoughtful use of digital health technologies. In this review, key focus areas will be highlighted as foundational aspects in which LM is synonymous with high-value care. Continued efforts in these key areas will ensure that LM becomes the foundation for VBC.