Initial Psychometric Properties of the Pain Care Quality Survey (PainCQ)
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new tool measures interdisciplinary and nursing care quality of pain management from a patient's perspective.
Chronic Disease Management
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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.
New Coordinated Care Model Shows Promise for Chronically Ill Children
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
Children's Hospital in Boston planned and implemented the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care, a clinical service delivery model that facilitates coordinated, community-based, family-centered care for children.
Chronic Care Model Tested to Treat Tobacco Use and Dependence
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., developed a system for treating tobacco use and dependence as a chronic disease, along with a planning guide for its implementation in a clinical setting.
Trying Out a New Model of Caring for People with Dementia
April 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Alzheimer's Association and the National Chronic Care Consortium partnered to develop and demonstrate a model of integrated health care and supportive services for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Managing Pediatric Asthma: Emergency Department Demonstration Program
National Program
Initiative to reduce emergency department visits, increase reliance on primary care providers, improve adherence to clinical protocols, and improve patient knowledge of and compliance with therapeutic regimens.
Study Examines How Older Adults and Clinicians View Tradeoffs in Treatment Options
January 13, 2011 | Program Result
From 2007 to 2010, a team of researchers at Yale University School of Medicine conducted a study examining how both older adults and clinicians view the tradeoffs faced by patients facing multiple medical conditions.
Keeping Children With Asthma Out of Hospitals: Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented
Extending the Nurse Practitioner Concurrent Intervention Model to Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.
Project on Chippewa Reservation Leads to Better Health Outcomes
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.