Interventions improve care, not necessarily outcomes.
Treatment of asthma, diabetes patients shows significant process improvements. Limited access to meds for the uninsured helps explain some of the disappointing results. Mutually agreed-upon treatment plans an important component of the Care Model.
D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States