Improved Clinical Outcomes for Fee-for-Service Physician Practices Participating in a Diabetes Care Collaborative
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and SafetyPublished 1 April 2004
Rob Benedetti, Barb Flock, Steve Pedersen, Melissa Ahern
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Implementing the Chronic Care Model to improve care, using quality improvement staff and administrative support, required fundamental changes in the system of care delivery designed to refocus diabetes care efforts at Rockwood on prevention rather than acute care episodes.
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Implementing the Chronic Care Model to improve care, using quality improvement staff and administrative support, required fundamental changes in the system of care delivery. These changes were designed to refocus diabetes care efforts at Rockwood on prevention rather than acute care episodes.
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