Population Management, Systems-Based Practice, and Planned Chronic Illness Care: Integrating Disease Management Competencies into Primary Care to Improve Composite Diabetes Quality Measures

Autor: Richard Marshall, Joe Kimura, Karen DaSilva
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Disease Management. 11:13-22
ISSN: 1557-8860
1093-507X
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2008.111718
Popis: The increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses in the United States requires a fundamental redesign of the primary care delivery system's structure and processes in order to meet the changing needs and expectations of patients. Population management, systems-based practice, and planned chronic illness care are 3 potential processes that can be integrated into primary care and are compatible with the Chronic Care Model. In 2003, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, a multispecialty ambulatory physician group practice based in Boston, Massachusetts, began implementing all 3 processes across its primary care practices. From 2004 to 2006, the overall diabetes composite quality measures improved from 51% to 58% for screening (HgA1c x 2, low-density lipoprotein, blood pressure in 12 months) and from 13% to 17% for intermediate outcomes (HgA1c
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