Context Medicare expenditures of patients with chronic illnesses might be reduced through
improvements in care, patient adherence, and communication. Objective To determine …

Background Care coordination (CC) interventions involve systematic strategies to address
fragmentation and enhance continuity of care. However, it remains unclear whether CC can …

This literature review found promising indications that some models of integrated health and
social care for the elderly can result in improved outcomes, client satisfaction and/or cost …

OBJECTIVES: To explore changes in mortality and hospital usage for chronically ill seniors
enrolled in a multidisease care management program, Care Management Plus (CMP) …

This paper presents a structured literature review that focused on comprehensive case
management by nurses for adults with long-term conditions living in the community. The …

Background: Self-management of complex medication regimens for chronic illness is
challenging for many older adults. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of a specialist telemedicine intervention for improving
diabetes care using the chronic care model (CCM). PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS As part …

Peter Orszag and Philip Ellis write that a variety of evidence suggests that there are
opportunities to constrain health care costs without incurring adverse health consequences …

Background Improving the health of chronically ill older adults is a major challenge facing
modern health care systems. A community-based nursing intervention developed by Health …

Background There is growing evidence that practice-based care management can improve
clinical quality and reduce costly healthcare utilization. Objectives To explore how a …