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Washington State Collaborative: A proven model for health-care improvement

The Washington State Collaborative to Improve Health, sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health, offers proven tools for pediatric and family medical practices  to improve outcomes for their patients with chronic diseases.

A collaborative is a learning process where 15-40 medical teams work to improve the quality of care delivered by their practices.

Learn more about the Collaborative Faculty

Focus Areas:

  • Adults- Asthma, Diabetes, or Hypertension

  • Children- Asthma,  Medical Home or Obesity

 

Collaborative Calendar

Enrollment October 2007 - January 31, 2008
Install electronic registry January-May 2008

          Learning Session 1

                                 May 15, 2008
Register Now                                                           
Registration closes Oct. 31►    Learning Session 2		 November 5, 2008
Outcomes Congress May 5, 2009

 

Click on the clinical track below to access and download materials and resources

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 Learning Session 1 Materials & Resources now online
Asthma Diabetes Hypertension Medical Home Obesity

 

 

Download CDEMS files (External Site)

Download the Collaborative 2007-2009 factsheet (pdf 244 Kb)

Download the Collaborative overview (pdf 777 Kb)

 

Contact Information:
For Adult Focus Areas, contact:

Francisco Arias-Reyes
Washington State Department of Health
Phone: 360-236-3738
Email: francisco.arias-reyes@doh.wa.gov
 		 For Children's Focus Areas, contact:

 Nicole Van Borkulo, M.Ed.
NVB Consulting Inc.
Phone: 206-963-5001
Email: nicole@nvbconsulting.com
 

 

Collaborative Tools

We have structured our site to follow the Chronic Care Model. You may navigate using either the links in the left column or the links in diagram in the right column.

"improving chronic illness care" logo, linked to external site (http://www.improvingchroniccare.org)
  • Improving Chronic Illness Care (External Site)The Collaborative is based on the nationally recognized chronic care model, developed by Improving Chronic Illness Care, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


Free Electronic Patient Registry

• CDEMS (External Site)

 

Previous Washington State Collaborative  Materials

 


Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

Some files on this page require free readers. Download a reader.

Documents posted in .pdf version on the Department of Health Web site will be made available in an alternative format on request to users who are unable to download or view .pdf files on the Web. To request an alternative format, contact Gary Holt.



 		       Chronic Care Model
The Chronic Care Model is a systems approach to changing the way health care is delivered.

This model is sometimes referred to as the Planned Care or the Care Model.

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Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Road SE, P.O. Box 47855
Olympia, Washington, 98504-7855

Last Update: 09/10/2008 09:17 AM
Send inquires about the Washington State National Diabetes Education Program to the Diabetes General Mailbox.
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