Quality of Care Research Profile

Improving the Quality of Care for Diabetes and/or Hypertension

A study to develop a method to estimate the cost of improving the delivery of recommended care required by adults with diabetes and/or hypertension.
Contact: Julia Aledort, PhD (Julia_Aledort@rand.org)

Improving Quality of Diabetes Care for Minorities

A project to help health plans participating in the National Health Plan Collaborative develop quality improvement pilots to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for members with diabetes.
Contact: Allen Fremont, MD, PhD (Allen_Fremont@rand.org)

Chronic Care Model Toolkit and Coaching Manual

Improving quality of care for chronically ill patients by helping safety net practices implement the Chronic Care Model, which was developed to help refocus health care on keeping an individual as healthy as possible.
Contact: Shinyi Wu, PhD (Shinyi_Wu@rand.org)