Clinical Information Systems & Decision Support
Examples of gaps and weaknesses in our current acute care systemOnly 10-15% of office-based practices have Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and even fewer have patient registries—a key element to proactive, rather than reactive care. Medical records are difficult to transfer between different providers and remain fragmented and scattered. Clinicians often rely on memory or inefficient paper records to make treatment decisions; Americans receive evidence-based care for chronic illnesses only about 55% of the time.
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Examples of implementations of the chronic care model
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Sources:
Ed Wagner, et al. "Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence into Action." Health Affairs Volume 20:6. Nov/Dec 2001.
Thomas Bodenheimer, Ed Wagner and Kevin Grumbach. "Improving Primary Care for Patients with Chronic Illness." Journal of the American Medical Association Vol 288:14. October 9, 2002.
Thomas Bodenheimer, Ed Wagner and Kevin Grumbach. "Improving Primary Care for Patients with Chronic Illness: The Chronic Care Model, Part 2." Journal of the American Medical Association Vol 288:15. October 16, 2002.