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Provider Alert! Texas Children’s Health Plan Highlights Patient Communication

Date: June 17, 2024 Attention: All Providers Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to highlight the topic of patient communication this month with our providers. One aspect of patient communication, Motivational Interviewing, has been known to aid in promoting healthy habits and optimizing self-care. “Health coaching, its origin from motivational interviewing, enhances patient self-management of chronic conditions by improving patient compliance and outcomes, and reducing costs.” Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19745624/ Background information: Based on the 2023 Experience of Care and Health...