The Use of BMI in the Clinical Setting
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Definitions of overweight and obesity are based on percentile cutoff points. This article explores both strengths and limitations of body mass index (BMI) for this use.
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Evaluation of Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management
November 12, 2009 | Evaluation
Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management (TCTL) supported the development of chronic illness management initiatives in asthma and diabetes to serve as platforms for innovative education in managing care.
Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Patients with chronic disease often have comorbid illness that presents challenges to achieve optimal control.
A Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Initiative to Transform Education for Chronic Illness Care in Resident Continuity Practices
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The national and California Chronic Care Collaboratives implemented the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in teaching hospitals in the U.S. and California. This report, from a supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine, describes educational changes and improvements in clinical outcomes.
Assessing Chronic Illness Care Education (ACIC-E)
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Modest improvement was shown in all areas of chronic care education measured.
Issues and Implications of Screening, Surveillance, and Reporting of Children's BMI
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In January 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) convened a forum of researchers and practitioners working on the issue of childhood obesity to discuss the issues related to surveillance, screening and reporting of children's BMI. The authors of this article sought to capture the most salient points raised during the discussion.
Enhancing Health Care Quality with Complexity Science
November 10, 2009 | Program Result
The Plexus Institute supported two networks of scholars and clinicians to raise awareness about complexity science and develop strategies for using it to address key challenges in health care.
Clinical Nurse Leaders as Agents of Change
February 26, 2009 | Story
New role could help redesign health care delivery.
Making a Business Case for Improving Clinical Care Management of Chronic Illnesses
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm based in Falls Church, Va., assessed the strategies that medical groups, managed care organizations and other health care organizations use to improve the quality of their clinical care.
Internal Medicine Shifts Toward Primary Care
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The University of Chicago Center for Health Administration Studies developed and published two papers: one on barriers to primary care training in internal medicine and the other on a comparison of major databases on graduate medical education.