Comprehensive educational resources and tools tailored to support health systems in fostering successful weight loss and sustainable weight maintenance outcomes for their patients.
Comprehensive educational resources and tools tailored to support health systems in fostering successful weight loss and sustainable weight maintenance outcomes for their patients.
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The following modules include content designed to assist with weight management for appropriate patients. The program consists of 4 impactful modules.
The Weigh Forward Program Overview
A 1-page overview with descriptions of all 4 learning modules.
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The Weigh Forward Module 1: Expanding the Quadruple Aim
This module is designed to help health systems understand the impact of obesity on their populations. It provides an overview of weight-management guidelines and treatment options, including lifestyle management, FDA-approved treatments such as AOMs, and surgical interventions.
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The Weigh Forward Module 2: Know Your Numbers
This module explores obesity-related comorbidities, risk assessment, EHR coding for obesity, and potential action steps for health systems for employees/patient populations.
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The Weigh Forward Module 3: Act Now
This module provides an overview of clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity and discusses approaches for developing obesity care pathways.
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The Weigh Forward Module 4: Case Studies and Resources
This module presents 4 AMGA health system case studies that highlight successful AOM coverage.
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Each guide provides health systems with considerations for advancing obesity care depending upon the approach.
Prioritizing obesity care within a health system
This guide emphasizes prioritizing obesity care within a health system. Learn how to leverage electronic health records (EHR) to measure the burden of obesity and enhance obesity health literacy among care providers.
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Approaches for developing an obesity care pathway
This guide explores approaches for developing an obesity care pathway. Learn how to establish an obesity care committee, review evidence-based obesity guidelines, and assess the current state of obesity care within your system.
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Obesity care pathway implementation and service line development
This guide helps you set up a plan for dealing with obesity and creating new services. You’ll learn how to spread awareness about obesity in a systematic way and smoothly add this plan to your EHR system.
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Elevating obesity care in health systems
This guide unveils strategies to enhance obesity care in health systems and cultivate a robust community presence. Explore methods to improve EHR integration, foster community engagement, pursue program accreditation, participate in research initiatives, and elevate awareness of your obesity care center.
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