Delivery
System Designs
Diabetes
Planned Visits
As the name implies, a planned visit is an encounter with
the patient that the practice initiates to focus on aspects of care that
typically are not delivered during an acute care visit. The provider's
objective is to deliver evidence-based clinical management and patient
self-management support at regularly scheduled intervals without the
distractions inherent in the acute care visit.
Each of the four Academic Chronic Care Collaborative pilot
sites adapted the basic concepts underlying the planned
visit approach
to meet the unique needs of the team and patient population. Sample overviews
of each planned visit model include:
- University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
- Summa
Health System—Family Practice
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center also
conducted a group visit as an
alternative to the traditional one-patient office visit. During a group visit, several
patients attend meetings together to receive evidence-based clinical management
and self-management support.
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center changed their
delivery system to focus on foot exams and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) management.
Tools:
Diabetes Planned Visits:
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