Changing Care from the Inside Out

About this episode

Kaitlyn Pauly discusses her journey in lifestyle medicine and the essential elements for creating sustainable healthcare change.

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “Changing Care from the Inside Out,” features Kaitlyn Pauly, Chief Integration Officer at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Kaitlyn shares her journey from bariatric and weight management care to national leadership in lifestyle medicine—and the pivotal lessons she’s learned about what it truly takes to create lasting healthcare change. The conversation explores why evidence and good outcomes alone aren’t enough to transform healthcare. Kaitlin breaks down the real drivers of sustainable change, including payment models, quality measures, clinician support, and system-wide alignment. From early resistance to growing national recognition, she reflects on how lifestyle medicine has evolved—and what still needs to happen for it to become standard care. You’ll also hear insights into national advocacy efforts, including progress with CMS and CMMI, emerging reimbursement…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Padmaja Patel

Guest: Kaitlyn Pauly

Topics covered

• lifestyle medicine
• healthcare transformation
• clinician support
• payment models
• community health

Keywords

• lifestyle medicine
• healthcare change
• payment models
• quality measures
• clinician support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Lifestyle Medicine

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