SEATTLE—Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, knew there had to be a better way. He and Group Health colleagues set out 15 years ago to explore how best to engage patients with chronic diseases in effective care. With ...

Chronic diseases kill over 1.7 million Americans each year, making them the country’s leading cause of death. This number only continues to go up, and it’s clear that today’s sick-care model isn’t ...

Objective: To use empirical data from previously published literatureto address 2 research questions: (1) Do interventions thatincorporate at least 1 element of the Chronic Care Model (CCM)result in ...

CMS is developing the ACCESS Model, a new national program that will pay Medicare Part B–enrolled organizations based on chronic-condition outcomes, care coordination and social-needs integration, ...

In 2021, omnichannel healthcare provider Carbon Health acquired Steady Health, an integrated diabetes care platform, and earlier this year launched its own management program. Myoung Cha, chief ...

Stakeholders from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey discuss new ways to address management gaps for chronic behavioral health conditions, including a new integrated care model that puts ...

Chronic illness care has evolved into a multi‐faceted approach that integrates healthcare delivery with patient self‐management to address long‐term conditions such as diabetes, depression and ...

Chronic disease remains one of the most urgent challenges in U.S. health care with nearly every senior living with one or more chronic conditions. It accounts for the vast majority of Medicare ...