Evidence on the Chronic Care Model in the New Millennium. AHRQ 09-R016
K. Coleman, B. Austin, C. Brach, E. Wagner, Health Affairs, 28(1):January-February 2009, 75-85. Examines the evidence on the effectiveness of the chronic care model in improving outpatient care for people with chronic illnesses.
Primary Care: Too Important to Fail AHRQ 09-R037
D. Meyers, C. Clancy, Annals of Internal Medicine 150(4):February 2009, 272-273. Discusses the functions of primary care in America?s health care system and offers some suggestions to assist primary care practices in meeting the challenges of increasing demands and expectations alongside increasing attrition in the current workforce and diminishing economic margins.
Substance Abuse Treatment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus: The Role of Patient-Provider Discussions AHRQ 08-R066
P. Korthuis, J. Josephs, J. Fleishman, et al., Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, March 2008, online. Examines factors associated with use of substance abuse treatment, including patient-provider discussions of substance use issues, based on a survey of 951 HIV-infected adults receiving care at 14 HIV Research Network primary care sites.
