title: [The chronic care model in Swiss primary care].
abstract: The care of patients with chronic disease is one of the most urgent medical challenges of actual society. The chronic care model (CCM) is an organizational, proactive approach for chronic disease in primary care. The system creates practical, supportive, evidence-based interactions between an informed, activated patient and a proactive practice team. CCM identifies six essential elements of high-quality health care: community; health system; self-management support; delivery system design; decision support, and clinical information systems. The article summarizes the evidence on the CCM, the adoption and implications for successful implementation into the Swiss health care system.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hausarztmedizin, Universität Zürich, Universitätsspital Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 6, 8091 Zürich. claudia.stey@usz.ch
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steurer-Stey
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosemann
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013557:Switzerland