Better Care, Better Health, Lower Cost
January 30, 2013 | Report
Cuyahoga County had fewer hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between 2009 and 2011 (a cost savings of $20 million.)
Chronic Disease Management
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The Growing Burden of Chronic Disease in America
May 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Experts estimate that by 2020 almost half of all Americans will have a chronic illness and 24 percent will have more than one. But how prevalent are chronic conditions today? This study addressed that question using the 1998 Medical Expenditure Pane ...
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Resources and Support for Chronic Illness Self-Management
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article describes the development and validation of an instrument used to measure resources and support for self-management (RSSM) used in the survey component of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative evaluation.
Can Health Care Quality Improve and Cost Decrease? Pilot Project in Atlantic City May Show the Way
October 29, 2009 | Program Result
Mercer Human Resource Consulting joined with a local union and a health system in Atlantic City, N.J., to pilot test a new primary care delivery model called the Ambulatory-Intensive Caring Unit.
Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study examines associations between race/ethnicity and other characteristics that determine confidence levels related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) self management. Minority cardiac patients have lower levels of confidence in their ability to self-manage CVD than white patients.
Chronic Conditions
September 1, 2004 | Chart
The current U.S. health care system is not structured to adequately meet the needs of the growing number of people with chronic conditions. In 2004, almost half of all Americans, or 133 million people, live with a chronic condition. That number is p ...
Symptoms and Treatment Burden of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
October 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or heartburn, is a health condition approximately 25 million people confront on a daily basis. The current study examined the validity of a measure of quality of life for people suffering with GERD. The 31-ite ...
The Cost-Effectiveness of Improving Diabetes Care in US Federally Qualified Community Health Centers
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the Diabetes Health Disparities Collaborative by combining data from a study of the program's effectiveness with a comprehensive simulation model of diabetes complications.
THEME 5: The Benefits of Coalitions
October 1, 2008 | Story
The breadth and diversity of the local Allies Against Asthma coalitions enabled them to mount a broad-based attack on childhood asthma."They didn't just focus on physicians or families or policy change.
Video Presents Family Doctors' Experiences with Chronic Care Model
August 1, 2005 | Program Result
The American Academy of Family Physicians adapted and distributed a 12-minute video presenting the experiences of three physicians who have adopted the Chronic Care Model, a treatment approach designed to improve the outcomes of patients with chronic illness.