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October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
As the population ages and health care improves, more Americans are living with multiple chronic conditions and disabilities. This has significant implications for providing, tracking and evaluating the quality of patient care, according to this essay in Health Services Research in 2020.
January 1, 2009 | Report
The Consumer Experience with Chronic Illness.
July 8, 2010 | Story
RWJF-supported study finds that the number of children with chronic conditions is on the rise, but children often outgrow chronic conditions as they age.
April 1, 2008 | Annual Report
In the President's Message of the RWJF 2007 annual report, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey focuses on quality improvement, and outlines the Foundation's efforts in specific regions across the country through the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative.
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.
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.
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.
March 19, 2009 | Journal Article
Heart failure in African Americans under 50 occurs at 20 times the incidence of heart failure in Caucasians under 50. Additionally, risk factors for this condition--obesity, kidney disease, and hypertension--are already present in young African Americans, and go largely unaddressed.
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.
October 29, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers with Harvard Medical School studied the relationship between illness, injury and bankruptcy among more than 1,700 individuals who had filed for personal bankruptcy in federal court in five states in spring and summer 2001.