The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has announced the addition of unique national telemedicine platform Wellory to its Lifestyle Medicine Corporate Roundtable, a group of thought leaders and industry professionals who explore effective clinical innovations, activate marketing strategies, accelerate reimbursement and policy adoption, and pursue research and demonstrations of lifestyle medicine in practice. ACLM launched its Corporate Roundtable in 2016 and it now includes nearly 50 active member organizations in the lifestyle medicine ecosystem.
Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connections— also provides effective prevention for these conditions.
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Many people, even those with significant healthcare experience, are surprised to learn that the Affordable Care Act guarantees coverage of nutrition counseling with a credentialed provider for individuals diagnosed with, or at risk of, a chronic disease. This care is highly effective for many people, leading to better outcomes at lower cost than pharmaceutical or procedural interventions.
Wellory’s platform meets a significant unmet need for accessible dietitian support for individuals covered by many major insurance plans. Wellory simplifies the delivery of nutrition care for both patients and registered dietitians (RDs) by making it easy to utilize existing ACA provisions mandating coverage for Medical Nutrition Therapy. For registered dietitian clinicians, Wellory handles the administrative tasks of patient scheduling, hosting secure telemedicine visits, and billing insurance. For patients, Wellory makes accessing individualized nutrition care simple by matching a patient to an RD, verifying benefits eligibility, and providing a platform for engagement even beyond clinician visits.
SOURCE: PRWeb