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成部分干预措施对于改善对慢性病患者的护理是最有效的。为了加快有效干预措施的发展和现实世界的实施，交流信息和解决问题的场所至关重要。召集对改善对慢性病患者的护理感兴趣的研究人员、从业者和资助机构提供了一个机会，促进关于干预措施和制度改革的全国对话，以改善慢性病患者的结局，降低医疗保健成本，并加快创新。罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会和医疗研究与质量机构(AHRQ)资助了许多旨在改善慢性病患者护理的研究项目。为了提供集中的机会进行知识交流，并综合从这项研究中收集到的机会和挑战，我们建议于2003年9月23-24日召开第二次全国改善慢性护理大会。本届大会将再次汇聚实践创新、慢性病研究和质量改进方面的领导者，以实现以下具体目标： 1.分享从质量改进经验和研究中获得的有前途的慢性病干预和测量想法； 2.确定现实世界质量改进中的挑战和问题，这些挑战和问题将受益于进一步的研究； 3.探索改善慢性病护理临床表现的创新方法； 4.研究促进将有效的研究干预措施融入临床实践的战略。

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.