Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness.

By Thomas Bodenheimer, Edward H. Wagner, Kevin Grumbach. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2002

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Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Adults Seen in Family Practice (2005, neutral): “5 or more 19 (10-31) 18 (13-25) 42 (34-50) 51 (46-57) 74 (65-81) 77 (71-83)”
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition (2006, background): “The chronic disease model has been implemented in primary care practices to improve care for individuals with diabetes, asthma, and congestive heart failure and has had some success in terms of improved outcome measures and reduced health care costs (Bodenheimer et al., 2002a,b).”
Integrated care programmes for chronically ill patients: a review of systematic reviews. (2005, result): “This is in line with the theory of Wagner [23–28].”
Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality (2003, background): “63 measures (Bodenheimer et al., 2002).”
The impact of comorbid chronic conditions on diabetes care. (2006, background): “Many health systems are still poorly designed to support effective diabetes management (34), let alone grapple with the challenges that arise when patients are struggling with multiple concurrent conditions.”