Containing a coaching framework and tools to support clinical teams as they implement the Chronic Care Model, “Implementing Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net: A Coaching Manual” was written for practice facilitators in community health centers.
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Coach Medical Home
Coach Medical Home is a web-based curriculum organized into six modules that was developed through the SNMHI initiative. This curriculum provides coaches with practical handbooks and presentations for immediate support in their transformation efforts
Cost estimates for operating a primary care practice facilitation program
MacColl Director Michael Parchman shows in 2013 that practice facilitation costs can be covered by preventing 2 hospitalizations or readmissions annually. Read “Cost estimates for operating a primary care practice facilitation program”.
The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative engaged Medical Home Facilitators to coach 65 primary care practices towards becoming patient-centered medical homes.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
The Improving Chronic Illness Care website helps health care systems change the care they provide for chronically ill patients, with a special emphasis on underserved populations. The site is a trusted destination for researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders seeking evidence-based quality improvement materials.
Evidence on the Chronic Care Model in the New Millenium
MacColl researcher Katie Coleman and colleagues summarized the impact and evidence base accompanying the Chronic Care Model in this paper published in “Health Affairs”.
Ed Wagner's Chronic Care Model Talk: Seattle 2004
Ed Wagner’s classic, comprehensive Chronic Care Model Talk provides a compelling introduction for understanding the work of transforming health care.
Chronic Care Model
The Chronic Care Model is a proven framework used as the foundation for system redesign efforts, learning collaboratives, and research studies.