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. 2004 Aug;13(4):299-305.
doi: 10.1136/qhc.13.4.299.

Improving the quality of health care for chronic conditions

J E Epping-Jordan  1 , S D Pruitt, R Bengoa, E H Wagner
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Improving the quality of health care for chronic conditions

J E Epping-Jordan et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

Chronic conditions are increasingly the primary concern of health care systems throughout the world. In response to this challenge, the World Health Organization has joined with the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation to adapt the Chronic Care Model (CCM) from a global perspective. The resultant effort is the Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions (ICCC) framework which expands community and policy aspects of improving health care for chronic conditions and includes components at the micro (patient and family), meso (health care organisation and community), and macro (policy) levels. The framework provides a flexible but comprehensive base on which to build or redesign health systems in accordance with local resources and demands.

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