The HealthCoach Huddle is a new complimentary e-newsletter on health coaching from the Healthcare Intelligence Network providing business and clinical perspectives on the fledgling field of health coaching.

Manasquan, NJ, USA (PRWEB) May 20, 2008 -- Health coaching is proving to be a winning strategy in managing disease and reducing complications from chronic conditions. Health plans, employers and providers who have recruited health coaches for their teams have found that members and patients are healthier and hospital admissions and unnecessary emergency room visits are decreasing substantially, which in turn is saving millions of healthcare dollars annually.

Keeping up with the growing demand for health coaching information and resources, the Healthcare Intelligence Network is pleased to announce its newest free monthly e-mail newsletter, the HealthCoach Huddle. This newsletter will keep you up-to-date and well-informed on the latest health coaching issues and developments, providing news, quotables, Q&A and podcasts from health coaches and those who manage them. For more information and to subscribe, please visit http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?hchuddlepr .

NEWS FACTS:

· Background on Health Coaching: Health coaching has become an integral part of today's wellness programs. Using a whole-person approach to treat the entire person instead of just a few symptoms, health coaches are key in navigating patients toward healthier lifestyles and disease self-management. As healthcare costs continue to soar, health plans and employers are looking to telephonic and Web-based health coaches for relief from the financial strains as health coaches are not only treating the illness, but promoting healthy lifestyles and choices in general.

· Newsletter Highlights: The HealthCoach Huddle monthly e-newsletter will bring you the most current news available on news on health coaching including from coaching strategies and interviews with and quotables from the industry's leading health coaches.

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

"HIN's new HealthCoach Huddle will be the go-to guide for all health coaching professionals wanting to keep abreast of news in the field. Through interviews with health coaches and those who manage them, the HealthCoach Huddle will provide professionals the latest clinical and business innovations from the health coaching field directly to their e-mail inboxes."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network -- HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.

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