Improving Care for Millions of Americans Living with Chronic Illness
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
"There had to be better integration and coordination of care, focusing on both medical and nonmedical needs."
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Improving Chronic Illness Care
December 1, 2012 | Report
This evaluation was of a program designed to test the effectiveness of the use of learning collaboratives and the Chronic Care Model in improving health care organizations’ ability to improve the health of patients with chronic illness.
Nearly Half of Families in High-Deductible Health Plans Whose Members Have Chronic Conditions Face Substantial Financial Burden
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
A New Tool Identifies Workplace Factors That Can Affect the Quality of Care Patients Receive
May 6, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health developed a tool to measure the work environment of ambulatory care clinics.
Can a Chronic Care Model Collaborative Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Diabetes?
January 17, 2007 | Journal Article
This study considers the effect on patients with diabetes of the chronic care mode (CCM). The researchers show a positive association between the CCM and the predicted risk of heart disease.
Making Health Systems Work for People With Chronic Conditions
April 1, 2010 | Story
The seeds of the Chronic Care Model can be found in several key experiences Wagner had over his career, beginning with his service as a battalion surgeon during the Vietnam War.
Chronically Distorted'
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Center for Bioethics and the Annenberg School for Communication, both part of the University of Pennsylvania, examined the content and quality of major news coverage of two key issues: chronic illness and access to health care.
PBS Show Explores Challenges of Chronic Illness Faced by Patients, Care Professionals and Families
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
Fred Friendly Seminars produced Who Cares: Chronic Illness in America, a one-hour Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special that explored the challenges confronted every day by health care professionals and families coping with chronic illness.
Chronically Ill Patients Give Managed Care Higher Marks Than Indemnity Insurance
September 1, 2003 | Program Result
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston investigated the quality of care that managed-care plans provide to patients with a chronic medical condition compared to that indemnity plans (offering fee-for-service care) provide to such patients.
2002 Conference Held on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2002, the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors co-sponsored the 16th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.