THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BALANCE HEALTH!
It is an honor to support our clients in their health journey. If you are new to our site, please keep in mind we are currently at full capacity and are not accepting new clients at this time.
Physician Services
As a collaborative partnership, we work together to advance early intervention and lifestyle medicine – to achieve better health in a sustainable way
Our Commitment
We empower patients to achieve physician-led goals of care.
Enhance Your Practice
Patient-centered care intentionally seeks to partner with patients to reach their health goals. We strengthen this relationship knowing the success of your care plan hinges on the patient’s ability to implement the plan at home. Our team of credentialed professionals empower patients by helping them build the skills they need to achieve physician-led goals of care.
Increase Access to Care
Patients and medical staff no longer have to undergo the difficult task of finding a dietitian.
No need to track outside referrals. Patients have direct access to the Balance Health Program through our online platform.
Cost-effective. Sessions are covered 100% by most insurance making nutrition and wellness counseling affordable.
Easy scheduling. As a virtual practice, Balance Health is convenient and available to the patient wherever they are.
Save Physician and Medical Staff Time
Intensive lifestyle coaching is needed to achieve health goals, but is time consuming and requires frequent follow up to make a lasting impact.1 Having a dietitian provide this service increases space on physician and advanced provider schedules so you can support a high volume of patients while maintaining exceptional quality of care.
Improve Efficiency and Coordination of Care
You can expect convenient virtual integration of our services. Our telehealth platform is HIPPA compliant and includes a mobile app for easy 24/7 access to all of our services. This method of counseling has been shown to lead to greater weight loss success and improved health outcomes.3, 4
Direct communication between the patient, dietitian, physician and medical team allows for a quick and clear response to your patient’s needs.
Exceptional Compassionate Care
You can be confident your patient is working with a qualified health professional that understands all aspects of their care.2 The registered dietitians that work with Balance Health have a strong clinical background to support easy communication with the medical teams they serve.
Our team specializes in obesity medicine and understands the complexity of metabolic health. We meet patients where they are in understanding their condition. We love the fact every patient is so different in their needs. Coaching is personalized to each individual to help them avoid overwhelm and build confidence in what lifestyle targets will be most effective.
Increase Reimbursement and Reward Opportunities
Our services meet many standards and guidelines of the PCMH model of care as well as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.6, 7 Through evidence-based patient-centered nutrition and lifestyle interventions, dietitians have shown tremendous efficacy for enhancing the self-management skills of patients.
Our extensive education, clinical training, experience, and patient engagement skills are what achieve improved health outcomes to meet quality benchmarks that increase the profitability of your practice.5, 8
Cost Effective
Outpatient nutrition therapy, involving an in-depth individualized nutrition assessment, has been shown to not only improve clinical outcomes but reduce costs related to physician time, medication use and/or hospital admissions.9
ARE YOU READY TO GET OUTCOMES-BASED RESULTS THAT DELIVER?
For every dollar invested in a dietitian-led lifestyle modification program, there was a return of $14.58.10
Let’s Get Started!
We’re excited to share more about how to partner with Balance Health! Let us know the best way to get in touch.
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References
1. Wadden, T. A., Butryn, M. L., Hong, P. S., & Tsai, A. G. 2014. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Patients Encountered in Primary Care Settings. JAMA, 312(17), 1779. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.14173
2. Rigby, R. R., Mitchell, L. J., Hamilton, K., & Williams, L. T. 2020. The Use of Behavior Change Theories in Dietetics Practice in Primary Health Care: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120(7), 1172–1197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2020.03.019
3. Burke, L. E., Conroy, M. B., Sereika, S. M., Elci, O. U., Styn, M. A., Acharya, S. D., Sevick, M. A., Ewing, L. J., & Glanz, K. 2011. The Effect of Electronic Self-Monitoring on Weight Loss and Dietary Intake: A Randomized Behavioral Weight Loss Trial. Obesity, 19(2), 338–344. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2010.208
4. West, J. H., Belvedere, L. M., Andreasen, R., Frandsen, C., Hall, P. C., & Crookston, B. T. 2017. Controlling Your “App”etite: How Diet and Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps Lead to Behavior Change. JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 5(7), e95. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.7410
5. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2016, May). Patient Centered Nutrition Services Payment Model: An Approach to Incentivizing the Routine Provision of High Quality Nutrition Services. https://www.eatrightpro.org/-/media/eatrightpro-files/practice/patient-centered-nutrition-services-payment-model.pdf?la=en&hash=6246F1AAE2FC0A16C6B95B08AE37D1B0FD6138AE
6. United States Preventive Services Task Force. (2020, November 24). Final Recommendation Statement | Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd. Accessed July 20, 2021
7. United States Preventive Services Task Force. (2018, September 18). Final Recommendation Statement | Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-interventions. Accessed July 20, 2021
8. Emmanuel G, M. E. (2014). Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programs; How Far are we? Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism, 5(11). https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6156.1000460
9. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2009). What is the evidence to support the cost-effectiveness, cost benefit or economic savings of outpatient MNT services provided by an RDN? Evidenc Analysis Library. https://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?cat=4085&conclusion_statement_id=251001%26highlight=MNT%20for%20weight%20management%20diabetes%26home=1. Accessed July 20, 2021
10. Wolf, A. M., Siadaty, M., Yaeger, B., Conaway, M. R., Crowther, J. Q., Nadler, J. L., & Bovbjerg, V. E. (2007). Effects of Lifestyle Intervention on Health Care Costs: Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN). Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107(8), 1365–1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2007.05.015