In-Person Workshop: The Business of Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine (LM) is the transformative, sustainable care model that delivers optimal patient-centered, value-based, and outcome-driven care. Without sustainable reimbursement, however, LM will never become a reality. This workshop will guide the participant to assess, plan, and execute building a business case for lifestyle medicine, building a sustainable reimbursement plan, and identifying next steps for making LM a profitable career. We plan to highlight the 2024 changes in the ACLM Reimbursement Roadmap, most recent regulations and how they affect coding and reimbursement opportunities for LM. We will share our personal experience providing sustainable lifestyle medicine services and what we have learned, including shared medical appointments, telehealth, intensive therapeutic lifestyle change, as well as capitated and hybrid reimbursement models. Participants will break out to explore their unique business and reimbursement opportunities and will have the opportunity to share and ask questions relevant to their current or planned practice setting.