Improving Chronic Illness Care
Improving Chronic Illness Care

Tackling the Chronic Care Crisis CD: First in a series of chronic illness solutions

Welcome to Improving Chronic Illness Care's guide to tools and resources relating to the Chronic Care Model. Whether you are in search of updated scientific evidence or for guiding improvements within clinical practice, we offer materials to assist you.
 
"Tackling the Chronic Care Crisis" is available in CD format, and includes all resources below.  To request a copy of the CD, please send us an email that includes your physical mailing address.
 
Please note:  copyright in the material contained on this CD is owned by The MacColl Institute at Group Health Cooperative, ©1996 - 2010. This CD may be used, downloaded, reproduced, or reprinted in its entirety, provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies and provided that such use, download, reproduction, or reprint is for non-commercial or personal use only. We do not provide the original packaging artwork for duplication. The material contained in this CD may not be modified in any way.   Commercial use of this material requires a written license from Group Health Cooperative.

Introductory Talk on the Chronic Care Model 

Slideshow of the Chronic Care Model and its evidence base  

Articles and Resources   

Stories from the field

The Path to Better Care - Three Stories

First-hand accounts about implementing the Chronic Care Model and the real changes that patients experience dealing with diabetes and asthma. Stories feature: Ferndale Family Medical Center in Ferndale, Washington, Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Seattle, Washington, and The Polyclinic in Seattle, Washington. Video is approximately 10 minutes in length.

 >>Watch the "The Path to Better Care – Three Stories" Video

Empowering Patients and Caregivers

 
After implementing the Chronic Care Model, a clinic in Olympia, Washington, has seen significant improvements in patient health and staff morale. Video is approximately 5 minutes in length.

>>Watch the "Empowering Patients and Caregivers" Video 


 
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