“NoCut” Dentists, Physicians and Coaches Collaborate to Save Limbs and Lives

By Matthew Radin, Esq. (aka JV MAN) and Dr. Mark Noe, DPM and Certified Health Coach

Comprehensive Care from Toe to Head:

Transforming Lives and Preventing Amputations through Collaboration with Health Coaches and Podiatrists

By Dr. Mark Noe, DPM and Certified Health Coach and Matthew Radin, Esq. (aka JV Man)

Did you know:

1. Diabetes, a leading cause of death in America, is responsible for about 40% of the amputations in America?

2. About 50% of individuals who have an amputation due to vascular diseases (such as those related to diabetes) will die within 5 years after the amputation?

According to the American Diabetes Association and the Amputee Coalition, over 280,000 Americans die from diabetes each year, making it the 7th leading cause of death in America.

However, that does not take into account common diabetes health complications, which, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), include heart disease, chronic kidney disease, nerve damage, and other problems with feet, vision, hearing, mental health, and oral health.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 695,000 Americans die from heart disease each year, making it the number ONE leading cause of death in America. However, we do not know exactly how many of those patients also suffered from diabetes complications. What we do know is: DIABETES KILLS!

About 16M seniors age 65 and older have diabetes. Of the 185,000 amputations that occur in the United States each year, about 40% (73,000) are related to diabetes. Nearly one-half of the individuals who have an amputation due to vascular disease will die within 5 years. This is higher than the five-year mortality rates for breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer.

For Dr. Mark Noe, a geriatric podiatrist, holistic coach, and co-leader of the NoCut Health? collaborative coaching and referral management system, there is a critical need for health coaches and geriatric podiatrists who collaborate to manage referrals to healthcare professionals, and who help senior Americans and their families save limbs and lives.

Reducing the death toll requires a change in the way healthcare professionals manage collaboration.

Some people perceive health coaches and doctors as being in competition with each other, with health coaches steering patients away from doctors.

This lack of collaboration can lead to the patient getting inconsistent advice from their doctors and coaches, because each professional has different education, training, and experience, and their knowledge isn’t being coordinated into a single, comprehensive healthcare plan that the patient can follow.

This can result in medical errors, missed opportunities to improve patient outcomes, and, in some cases, death. Medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in America. Certified health coaches can help the doctors mitigate the risk of medical errors by promoting communication through managed collaboration.

Without managed collaboration, amputations and other expensive surgeries may be required to address medical conditions that could have been treated through less invasive methods. And then patients may be deprived of the support they need to recover from the weakness, pain, and other side effects of surgery, which may include death.

As discussed above, nearly one-half of the patients who have amputations can be expected to die within five years after the amputation.

And without collaboration, coaches are often unable to help the patient consider holistic alternatives to traditional medicine. Consequently, patients may not be aware that they have other, non-invasive options. Instead, they will be referred to healthcare professionals who are rewarded financially when they perform surgeries and are reimbursed by health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.

Typically, the services of health coaches and holistic physicians (who avoid prescribing pharmaceutical medications) are not reimbursed by insurance, even though those services may save limbs and lives!

This is one of the problems that NoCut Health?, under the leadership of Dr. Noe, is committed to solving.

Dr. Noe is a practicing geriatric podiatrist, a health coach certified by HCI Health Coach Institute, and a Vice President of NoCut Health?, a division of LibertizingProfessionals Network Management Organization (NMO).

His life has been dedicated to promoting the role of health coaches in leading collaboration among patients and their podiatrists, dentists, chiropractors, and other coaches (e.g., life coach, senior coach, sleep coach, etc.), all of whom place the highest priority on holistic care and non-invasive approaches to treating their patients.

The brand “NoCut Health?” reflects our mission to help patients access the health coaching and holistic healthcare services they need to avoid amputations and other surgical interventions (which require CUTTING).?

The fight to protect his patients has sometimes been an uphill battle. In his devotion to patient-centric care, Dr. Noe has often worked long hours, sometimes at personal financial loss, to enhance NoCut Health systems that have been proven to effectively manage referrals to providers who consistently optimize patient outcomes through collaboration.

Now, he’s collaborating with NoCut Health? to develop systems for managing coach-provider collaborations that are focused on disease prevention and saving limbs and lives from prediabetes, diabetes and other disorders commonly treated by podiatrists.

These NMO-based systems are designed to get more referrals for the providers, who collaborate with the coordinating coach to achieve superior results for their mutual patients.

How Dr. Noe helps health coaches collaborate with healthcare professionals:

Under the leadership of Dr. Noe, HCI-certified health coaches may now apply to join a group of NoCut Health? NMO Members in collaboration with holistic Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Doctors of Dental Surgery (DDS), and marketers who specialize in helping health coaches get more clients.

By working together, health coaches, podiatrists, dentists, and other professionals can help patients detect problems earlier, get noninvasive treatments which reduce their risks of surgery and medical errors, and give them the ongoing support and lifestyle guidance they need to optimize their health progressively, over time.

Expanding Treatment Options:

To offer comprehensive care, it is essential to embrace a multidisciplinary approach.

For example, podiatrists can refer their patients to chiropractors and other holistic practitioners, who can provide non-surgical alternatives such as laser therapy for certain foot conditions, thus promoting healing and relieving pain.

By integrating these practitioners into the treatment plan, we can reduce reliance on surgery and optimize patient outcomes. We can also give health coaches and healthcare providers a way to differentiate themselves by providing superior care to their patients and clients through collaboration.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the professionals who can help themselves and their patients by joining a collaboration and referral network in collaboration with a NoCut Health Coach:

Holistic Podiatry and Dentistry: Promoting Non-Invasive Care and Preventing Amputations

Holistic podiatry emphasizes a patient-centered approach that strives to provide non-invasive care, thereby reducing the risk of amputations and other surgeries, medical errors, and resulting complications.

According to the American Geriatrics Society, approximately one-third of people over the age of 65 experience foot problems. Based on census data, it appears that over 18 million senior Americans may require the services of both geriatric podiatrists, like Dr. Noe, and holistic health coaches, who are trained by Dr. Noe after they get certified by NoCut Health?.

Through the work of holistic podiatrists and health coaches like Dr. Noe, NoCut Health? can help doctors detect and cure their mutual patient’s prediabetes, before prediabetes progresses into diabetes, which is incurable.

That’s why NoCut Health? Coaches are uniquely qualified to manage collaboration with geriatric podiatrists, holistic dentists, and other holistic healthcare professionals, to provide patients with comprehensive care from “toe to head” (since NoCut is managed by a podiatrist, the “toe” comes first!) and help them avoid losing their limbs and lives!

The Role of Certified Health Coaches: Coordinating Care and Achieving Measurable Improvements.

NoCut Health? coaches can play a vital role in supporting patients' overall health and well-being. By collaborating with podiatrists, dentists, and chiropractors, these coaches can help patients navigate their healthcare journey, coordinate their care, and implement personalized health plans.

By providing ongoing support, education, and accountability, NoCut Health-certified health coaches empower patients to make sustainable lifestyle changes that lead to measurable improvements in their health, and reduce the risk of surgery and medical errors.

Health coaches and geriatric podiatrists led by Dr. Noe focus on treating senior patients with health issues that can be treated holistically. They focus not only on treating their feet, but also on promoting gut health, hormonal balance, and early detection of pre-diabetes, which are not typically considered to be within the podiatrist’s scope of practice. Fortunately, unlike diabetes, pre-diabetes can be CURED!

Securing the future for patients and providers alike:

As podiatrists and dentists are looking for ways to transition out of their professional practices into businesses that they might find more rewarding, they must replace the income that they will lose when they exit their practice.

But where are they going to find new patients and clients? And if they are leaving an employer to start their own business, how are they going to build their own referral network?

When you’re building your own network of patients and referral sources, you need to be careful. if you quit your job, do you have the right to contact your former patients and members of your employer’s referral network, or do those assets belong to your employer?

NoCut Health? helps our NMO Members build their OWN networks of patients and referral sources,create the wealth they need to replace their income now, and build a business that they can grow and sell when they are ready to retire.

Conclusion:

By working together, we can create a healthcare ecosystem that encourages patients to make informed decisions and enjoy superior healthcare outcomes. Let us unite under the banner of NoCut Health? and save limbs and lives by providing patients with the collaborative and comprehensive care they need “from toe to head.”

If you want to learn more and see whether you might be a good fit for NoCut Health?, send us an email at [email protected]. Our team will be happy to provide you with more information and answer any questions you may have.