Self-Management Support
Examples of gaps and weaknesses in our current acute care systemPeople with chronic illnesses have fragmented, incomplete information and support systems in the communities where they live and make daily disease management decisions (what they eat, how they exercise, how they take their medications). The physician-patient relationship is traditionally top-down and directive: physician is "the expert" and patient must "comply" with instructions. Physicians have short time slots for visits and cannot afford to take the time to help patients understand their disease; diabetes educators, nutritionists, and counselors are rarely adequately compensated and are rarely co-located with physicians, requiring additional visits by patients to multiple locations.
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Examples of implementations of the chronic care model
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