When a patient is referred for nutrition services, he/she will be scheduled an initial 60 minutes appointment to establish care and, if needed, 30 minutes follow up appointments. During the visit the dietitian will conduct a nutritional assessment (collecting, integrating and analyzing nutrition related data), nutrition education and goal setting. At follow up visits, weight will be assessed and previous goals will be reviewed and revised as the patient progresses.

Patients who benefits from nutritional services include those with the following: Obesity, diabetes and pre-diabetes, heart disease, GI disorders (IBD/IBS/Gastroparesis/Diverticulitis,etc), and chronic kidney disease.

Most insurance plans require a referral from their provider. Patient should speak with their provider in discussing if a nutrition consult is right for them. If so, the doctor will send the referral to the referrals department who will check with the patients insurance to verify coverage, number of visits covered and copay, if any.

Patients need a doctors’ referral, which will be sent to the referrals team. Once the referrals team verifies coverage, scheduling will call the patient to schedule their nutrition appointment.

Varies based on insurance.