Chronic Conditions Not Necessarily Chronic for Children, Study Shows
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.
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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.
A Continuing Care Management Model of Health Care in Miami Reduces Emergency Department Use
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Miami School of Medicine assessed and further developed their existing continuing care management model of care for low-income chronically ill people in Dade County Fla.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
December 12, 2011 | Program Result
Improving Chronic Illness Care supported a clinical improvement program, targeted research and dissemination related to the Chronic Care Model, a patient-centered, collaborative approach to the delivery of care for people with chronic illness.
Profile: Edge Runner Patricia Gerrity
February 18, 2009 | Story
Gerrity and the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are meeting the needs of a low-income Philadelphia community with an innovative, nurse-managed approach.
Allies Against Asthma: Five Themes
October 1, 2008 | Story
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program Allies Against Asthma (Allies) uses a community coalition approach for controlling asthma in children living in low-income, minority neighborhoods.
Getting Out the Word about What Works for Managing Chronic Diseases
November 1, 2004 | Program Result
The BMJ Publishing Group produced three special journal issues devoted to information on chronic disease management and mailed them to subscribers and a select list of health care professionals.
Minneapolis Integrated Provider Network Reduces Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents and Shares Risk Among Providers
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
Fairview Foundation in Minneapolis created and evaluated Fairview Partners, an integrated health network of providers working together to improve the quality and delivery of health services to chronically ill nursing home patients.
Seniors Benefit from a Group Approach to Primary Care
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1998, staff at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in Denver expanded and evaluated its Cooperative Health Care Clinic.
Coming Home
January 1, 2000 | Book
One of the Foundation's targets in the chronic care area is increasing the capacity of communities to meet the supportive care needs of chronically ill people. This chapter of the RWJF Anthology examines assisted living,