Ohio Health Quality Improvement Institute

Improve Chronic Care Management

Summary: Chronic diseases, such as, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, pulmonary conditions, heart disease, and mental illness are the leading causes of death and disability in Ohio and account for the vast majority of health care spending.  The majority of cases of chronic disease could be prevented and/or better managed. Chronically ill patients receive only 56% of the clinically recommended prevention health care services. Discussion in this focus area will identify strategies and tactics that:

• focus on the essential elements of high-quality chronic disease care including the community, the health system, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support and clinical information systems
• foster productive integrations between informed patients who take an active part in their care and providers with resources and expertise

Health Quality Improvement Focus Group Strategy Recommendations

 UPDATED - Chronic Care Chart.pdf

Please use the following criteria to evaluate the potential strategies Criteria for Strategies.pdf

Pre-reading

 Chronic Disease Compiled PreRead Articles.pdf

Cross-Cutting Issue Pre-readings

 Organizing the U.S. Health Care Delivery System for High Performance.pdf  Please read the Executive Summary

Payment Reform

 Follow the Money_Payment Reform.pdf  Please read the Executive Summary

 Getting What We Pay For.pdf

 Payment reform preread.pdf

HIT

 HITRoadmapExSum.pdf

 HIT Crosscutting PreRead.pdf

Workforce

 HealthcareWorkforce.pdf

 Physician Supply.pdf  Please read the Executive Summary

Disparities

 Mead_racialethnicdisparities_chartbook_.pdf  

Closing the Divide: How Medical Homes Promote Equity in Health Care: Results From The Commonwealth Fund 2006 Health Care Quality Survey