Member Education

Member education is the process by which healthcare professionals and others impart information to members that will alter their health behaviors or improve their health status.

At Better Living Now, we feel education is a major factor in member success. We have developed a health education website targeting many chronic conditions, such as diabetes, ostomy, urological, and incontinence. We also have education information on breastfeeding and caregiving. Each section has featured categories, and some have an educational video library. We’re always keeping this section up to date with the latest news and our blog articles discuss topics relevant to each condition.

We also have a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and Dietitian on-staff to assist your members with any questions or concerns they may have!

The value of members education can be summarized as follows:

• Improved understanding of medical condition, diagnosis, disease, or disability
• Improved understanding of methods and means to manage multiple aspects of medical condition.
• Improved self-advocacy in deciding to act both independently from medical providers and in interdependence with them.
• Increased Compliance - Effective communication and patient education increases members motivation to comply.
• Members Outcomes - Members more likely to respond well to their treatment plan - fewer complications.
• Informed Consent - Members feel you've provided the information they need. Utilization - More effective use of medical services - fewer unnecessary phone calls and visits.
• Satisfaction and referrals - Members more likely to stay with your practice and refer other patients.
• Risk Management - Lower risk of malpractice when members have realistic expectations.