This article reviews research evidence showing to what extent the chronic care model can
improve the management of chronic conditions (using diabetes as an example) and reduce …

Both the costs and benefits associated with extending health insurance coverage depend
on the extent and exact ways in which health insurance affects the utilization of medical care. …

This report by the Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era assesses
the repercussions of President Donald Trump's health-related policies and examines the …

Patients with chronic conditions make day-to-day decisions about—self-manage—their
illnesses. This reality introduces a new chronic disease paradigm: the patient-professional …

The chronic care model is a guide to higher-quality chronic illness management within
primary care. The model predicts that improvement in its 6 interrelated components—self-…

Objective. —To examine whether the higher hospital admission rates for chronic medical
conditions such as asthma, hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive …

ContextHealth literacy is a measure of patients' ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical
instructions. Poor health literacy is common among racial and ethnic minorities, elderly …

Background Patients recall or comprehend as little as half of what physicians convey during
an outpatient encounter. To enhance recall, comprehension, and adherence, it is …

Background Patients who are members of minority groups may be more likely than others to
consult physicians of the same race or ethnic group, but little is known about the relation …

In health care settings, individuals from different disciplines come together to care for patients.
Although these groups of health care personnel are generally called teams, they need to …