Overview

The Chronic Care Collaborative is designed to assist physician groups and independent practice associations to measurably improve care for patients with diabetes and/or a cardiovascular condition within 12 months and thereby build or strengthen their infrastructure for managing other populations of patients.

The program begins with two teleconferences on January 5 and 12 and the first on-site is February 8 and 9, 2011.

• The cost of the program - $3,500 per organization under 60,000 enrollees and $7,000 for organizations over 60,000 enrollees - is refundable if the organization demonstrates at least 20% relative improvement from their baseline on at least one heart or diabetes measure during the program.

Status

• This program is currently in progress
• Application Deadline was December 1, 2011
  • Review the application
  • Limited to 10 organizations

Benefits

1. Diagnosis of the quality of the data in the registry and assistance with improving quality of data
2. Coaching on producing effective reports for clinicians
3. Develop effective strategies for improving diabetes and heart metrics in your organization, choosing from a list of proven methods.
4. Coaching on implementing selected programs in your organization
5. Training for staff working directly with practices on panel management and physician engagement
6. Training for staff working directly with patients on motivational interviewing

In This Section

• About the Program - Approach and measures
• Join the Program - Register for the current program or join for the following year
• Schedule - Session topics, dates and locations
• Past Programs - Previous program participants, outcomes, and resources