Second Conference on Improving Chronic Care

越来越多的证据表明，针对患者、提供者和系统的多组分干预措施对改善慢性病患者的护理最有效3-6。为了加快制定和在真实的世界中实施有效的干预措施，交流信息和解决问题的渠道至关重要。召集有兴趣改善慢性病患者护理的研究人员，从业人员和资助机构提供了一个机会，推动关于干预措施和系统变革的全国对话，这些干预措施和系统变革可以改善慢性病患者的结局，降低医疗保健成本，并加速创新。罗伯特·伍德约翰逊基金会和医疗保健研究和质量机构（AHRQ）资助了许多旨在改善慢性病患者护理的研究项目。为了提供一个集中的知识交流机会，并综合从这项研究中收集到的机遇和挑战，我们建议在2003年9月23日至24日举行第二次全国改善慢性病护理大会。本次大会将再次汇集实践创新，慢性病研究和质量改进的领导者，以实现以下具体目标： 1. 分享从质量改进经验和研究中得出的有希望的慢性病干预和测量想法; 2. 从真实的世界质量改进中识别挑战和问题，这些挑战和问题将受益于进一步的研究; 3. 探索创新方法，以提高慢性病护理的临床表现; 4. 检查策略，以促进有效的研究干预措施融入临床实践。

A growing body of evidence is demonstrating that multi-component interventions targeting patients, providers, and systems are most effective for improving care for the chronically ill 3-6. To speed the development and real world implementation of effective interventions, venues for exchanging information and problem-solving are critically important. Convening researchers, practitioners and funding agencies interested in improving care of the chronically ill provides an opportunity for advancing the national dialogue about interventions and system changes that can improve outcomes for patients with chronic illness, reduce health care costs, and accelerate innovation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have funded numerous research projects directed toward improving care for patients with chronic diseases. To provide a focused opportunity for knowledge exchange, and to synthesize the opportunities and challenges gleaned from this research, we propose to conduct a second National Congress on Improving Chronic Care, September 23-24, 2003. This Congress will again bring together leaders in practice innovation, chronic illness research, and quality improvement in order to meet the following specific aims: 1. Share promising chronic illness intervention and measurement ideas derived from quality improvement experience and research; 2. Identify challenges and questions from real world quality improvement that would benefit from further research; 3. Explore innovative approaches to improving clinical performance in chronic illness care; 4. Examine strategies to facilitate the integration of effective research interventions into clinical practice.