Intake

• Once referral is received, the CoreLife patient navigation team reaches out to the patient within 24-48 hours. They educate the patient on the program, talk about why they were referred, and personal goals. 
• Verification of benefits team confirms insurance coverage and provides information to the patient. 
• New Patient Appointment is scheduled at a clinic local to the patient. Patient receives follow up information about the program and what to expect.

Clinic Visits

• Patient will meet with a Registered Dietitian and Nurse Practitioner at each visit. The frequency of visits (weekly or bi-weekly) will be determined by medical necessity.
• A movement consultation is encouraged for every new patient. A medical exercise specialist will determine current fitness levels and develop an appropriate exercise plan.
• Behavioral Health resources are available to patients who need them, and the nurse practitioner will make a referral for services.

Ongoing Care

• Most patients remain in the program for six months or more, and are seen an average of 15 times over 26 weeks. 
• Once the patient has achieved weight management and health goals, they will continue to have access to CoreLife services for life. Our care team is available for maintenance visits as needed to ensure long-term success with weight management.
• The care team and physician liaison collaborates and coordinates with referring provider to report on patient progress and manage ongoing health conditions.

Coordinating Care

Physicians understand that obesity and lifestyle choices are at the root of many of the difficulties they treat. These physicians are living the overweight and obesity epidemic on a daily basis, but don’t have the time, infrastructure, or resources to provide ongoing treatment.

In response, physicians have sought out local partnerships and key providers within their community to address and treat the needs of their patients.

For years, these physicians have turned to CoreLife due to the credible, high quality and innovative programs being offered to their overweight and obese patients.

Since CoreLife operates on a local level, we are down the road and around the corner from the providers and patients that we support.

Improving the Healthcare Model

Healthcare is moving away from previously-existing models based on episodic and acute care, and towards a focus on maintenance and prevention.

Value is increasingly based on actual outcomes: impacted health and well-being. We know the factors that affect an individual’s overall health go well beyond medical interventions and genetic predispositions.

It is estimated that nearly 75% of an individual’s health status is determined by environmental and lifestyle factors.  Care management systems that cultivate collaboration among providers, patients, and families help optimize treatments and protocols to achieve better and more sustainable outcomes.

CoreLife provides the first healthcare model that focuses specifically on BMI optimization and lifestyle modification in a singular, comprehensive, community based, center.