Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, Health Coaching Part 5: Action Plan

Dr. Bodenheimer describes the old way of behavior change that health care providers used, and describes how this should be changed by incorporating an action plan. Practicing active listening is important to achieve this plan.

Featuring footage from the Health Coaching curriculum content by Dr. Tom Bodenheimer, MD, and Amireh Ghoreb, MPH, for the Center for Excellence in Primary Care.

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