Chronic disease management. Made to measure.
Much of the emergency pressures faced by acute trusts result from patients with acute exacerbations of chronic illness. Progress can be made if greater emphasis is placed on managing the patient and their disease throughout the life-cycle. A new model of care was developed termed 'comprehensive care co-ordination'. The pilots suggest this model of care for the chronic illness could be rolled out quickly.
Haggar
Tony
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Middlesex University Business School. tony.haggar@ukgateway.net
D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom