Table 1.
Application of the Chronic Care Model to Intervention Design and Measurement
Chronic Care Model Domain | Intervention Component | Intervention Content | Measures |
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Health Care Organization | Nurse care management Patient registry Academic detailing Electronic tools | Create a standard of care across the organization | Baseline Survey: - Learning Organization Survey (Garvin, Edmondson, & Gino, 2008) |
Clinical information systems | Nurse care management Patient registry Academic detailing | Identify relevant sub populations (patients at highest risk for opioid misuse) for proactive care | Structured Observations: -Interactions between nurse care manager (NCM) and patients -Interactions between academic detailer and primary care physician (PCP) |
Nurse care management Patient registry Academic detailing | Plan individual patient care | Baseline Survey topics: -Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) registration -PMP Utilization -Making decisions for patient care using PMP data |
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Nurse care management | Coordinate care by sharing information with patients and providers | Structured Observations: -Interactions between NCM and patients -Interactions between NCM and PCPs |
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Academic detailing | Monitor performance of the practice team and the care system using audit and feedback | Baseline Survey: - Learning Organization Survey (Garvin, et al., 2008) |
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Delivery system design | Nurse care management Patient registry | Define roles and distribute tasks among team members Support evidence-based care through use of planned interactions Provide clinical case management services for complex patients Provide regular follow-up by the care team Provide patient with culturally sensitive care |
Structured Observations: -Interactions between NCM and patients -Interactions between NCM and PCPs Qualitative interviews: -Interviews with PCPs regarding their experience of the intervention Baseline Survey: -Learning Organization Survey (Garvin, et al., 2008) |
Decision support | Nurse care management | Share evidence-based guidelines and information with patients to encourage participation | Structured Observations: -Interactions between NCM and patients -Interactions between NCM and PCPs |
Academic detailing Electronic tools | Use of proven provider education methods | Google Analytics: - Statistics on utilization and traffic for the website |
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Follow-Up Survey topics: -Usefulness of the website and its content -Suggestions for improvement |
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Academic detailing | Integrate specialist expertise and primary care | Structured Observations: - Interactions between academic detailer and (PCP) |
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Self-management support | Nurse care management | Emphasize the patient's central role in managing their own health Use effective self-management support strategies, such as assessment, goal setting, action planning, problem solving, and follow-up Organize internal and community resources to provide ongoing self-management support to patients, such as referral to addiction treatment, food pantries, physical therapy, and behavior health resources |
Structured Observations: - Interactions between NCM and patients |
The community | Nurse care management | Encourage patient participation in and provide referral to effective community programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, support groups, exercise groups, and the YMCA | Structured Observations: - Interactions between NCM and patients |
Nurse care management Academic detailing | Advocate for policies to improve patient care by contacting the Department of Health for delegation capability for PMP lookups and by working with local pharmacies to distribute naloxone rescue kits | Field Notes: - Field notes on advocacy activities |