Findings

Publications

Implementation and Maintenance of Quality Improvement for Treating Depression in Primary Care, Meredith LS, Mendel P, Pearson M et al., Psychiatric Services, 57 48-55, 2006.
Differences in Education, Knowledge, Self-Management Activities, and Health Outcomes for Patients with Heart Failure Cared for Under the Chronic Disease Model: The Improving Chronic Illness Care Evaluation, Baker DW, Asch SM, Keesey JW, Brown JA, Chan KS, Joyce G, Keeler EB. J Card Fail, 2005 Aug; 11(6):405-13.
Does the Collaborative Model Improve Care for Chronic Heart Failure?, Asch SM, Baker D, Keesey J, Broder MS, Schonlau M, Rosen M, Wallace P, Keeler EB, RAND Corporation, RP-1173, 2005 (originally published in Medical Care, v. 43, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 667-675).
The PedsQL™: Reliability and Validity of the Short-Form Generic Core Scales and Asthma Module, Chan KS, Mangione-Smith R, Burwinkle TM, Rosen M, Varni JW. Medical Care, Vol. 43, No. 3, March 2005, pp. 256-265.
Assessing the Implementation of the Chronic Care Model in Quality Improvement Collaboratives, Pearson ML, Wu SY, Schaefer J, Bonomi AE, Shortell SM, Mendel PJ, Marsteller JA, Louis TA, Rosen M, Keeler EB, Health Services Research, [e-pub ahead of print], 2005.
An Evaluation of an Adult Asthma BTS Collaborative and the Effect of Patient Self-Management, Schonlau M, Mangione-Smith R, Rosen M, Louis TM, Cretin S, Keeler E, Annals of Family Medicine, 2005 3: 200-208.
How Do Ethnicity and Primary Languages Spoke at Home Affect Management Practices and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with Asthma?, Chan KS, Keer E, Schonlau M, Rosen M, Mangione-Smith R, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2005; 159: 283-289.
Measuring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative for Quality Improvement in Pediatric Asthma Care: Does Implementing the Chronic Care Model Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care?, Mangione-Smith R, Schonlau, M, Chan KS, Keesey J, Rosen M, Louis TA, Keeler EB, Ambulatory Pediatrics, 2005 5 75-82.
A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Improve Chronic Illness Care, Tsai AC, Morton SC, Mangione CM, Keeler EB, American Journal of Managed Care, 2005 11 478-88.
Motivation to Improve Chronic Disease Care in Three Quality Improvement Collaboratives, Lin M, Marsteller JA, Shortel S, Mendel P, Pearson ML, Rosen M, Wu S, Health Care Manage Rev, 2005, 30(2), 139-156.
A Telephone Survey to Measure Communication, Education, Self-Management, and Health Status for Patients with Heart Failure: The Improving Chronic Illness Care Evaluation (ICICE), Baker DW, Brown J, Chan K, Dracup K, Keeler EB, Journal of Cardiac Failure, Feb. 2005 (11) 36-42.
The Role of Perceived Team Effectiveness in Improving Chronic Illness Care, Shortell SM, Marsteller JA, Lin M, Pearson ML, Wu S-Y, Mendel P, Cretin S, Rosen M. Medical Care, Vol. 42, No. 11, Nov 2004, pp. 1040-1048.
An Evaluation of Collaborative Interventions to Improve Chronic Illness Care: Framework and Study Design (PDF), Cretin, S., Shortell, S.M., Keeler, E.B. Evaluation Review, Vol. 28, No. 1, February 2004.
Assessing the Implementation of the Chronic Care Model in Quality Improvement Collaboratives: Does Baseline System Support for Chronic Care Matter? (PDF), Wu SY, Pearson ML, Schaefer J, Bonomi AE, Shortell SM, Mendel PJ, Marsteller JA, Louis TA, Keeler EB. Luczak, H. & Zink, K.J. (2003). Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management-VII. Re-Design Work and Macroergonomics - Future Perspectives and Challenges. Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management held in Aachen, Germany, October 1-2, 2003. Santa Monica, CA, USA: IEA Press.
Do Patient Consent Provisions Affect Participation Rates in Quality Improvement Studies: Data from the Improving Chronic Illness Care Evaluation, Nelson K, Garcia RE, Brown J, Mangione CM, Keeler EB, Cretin S, Medical Care, 2002; 40 (4): 283-288.

Emerging Results

We are currently analyzing data we have collected from healthcare organizations, patients, and medical records for the evaluation. Although our analyses are not yet complete, we want to make our emerging results available to those involved in QI efforts. Below we present summaries of our emerging results, categorized by the main research question they address (see "About the Study"). These findings are preliminary and have not yet been peer reviewed. They cannot be cited or quoted without permission of the author.

Are organizations enrolled in the Collaborative able to make significant changes in their systems for delivering chronic illness care?

Sustainability and Spread of Chronic Illness Care Improvement, Wu SY, Pearson ML, Keeler EB, Shortell SM, Mendel PJ, Lin M, Marsteller JA.
Chronic Care Model (CCM) Implementation Emphases, Pearson ML, Wu SY, Shortell S, Marsteller JA, Mendel PJ, Lin M, Keeler EB.

What organizational and team factors are associated with successful change efforts?

The Relationship between Non-Racial Diversity in Team Composition and Performance and Creativity in a Chronic Illnness Care Quality Improvement Intervention, Marsteller JA.
Social Networks among Teams in Chronic Illness Care Improvement Collaboratives , Marsteller JA, Shortell SM, Lin M, Mendel P, Dell E, Wang S, Cretin S, Pearson ML, Wu S, Rosen M.

Does successful implementation of the Chronic Care Model lead to better processes and outcomes of care?

Do Collaborative Quality Improvement Programs Reduce Cardiovascular Risk for Persons with Diabetes?, Vargas RB, Mangione CM, Keesey J, Asch S, Schonlau M, Keeler EB.
Does Participation in a Collaborative Improve Quality of Care for Diabetes?, Asch S, Mangione C, Broder M, Keesey J, Rosen M, Keeler EB.