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Review
. 2011 Dec;63(12):3649-60.
doi: 10.1002/art.30605.

Quality measurement and improvement in rheumatology: rheumatoid arthritis as a case study

Sonali P Desai  1 , Jinoos Yazdany
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Review

Quality measurement and improvement in rheumatology: rheumatoid arthritis as a case study

Sonali P Desai et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Dec.
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Figure 1. Wagner model of chronic illness
This model of chronic illness stresses four key components: 1) provide patients with self-management support to increase self-efficacy, 2) reorganize the practice system and team function to help meet chronic illness patient needs, 3) develop and implement evidence-based guidelines with education and reminders for providers, and 4) augment information systems to help create patient disease registries for tracking and providing feedback on performance. It serves as a framework for guiding RA quality improvement efforts.
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