Chronic Disease

Reference List

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This was an interesting dashboard that allowed me to create charts and reports about the incidence of chronic conditions in BC based on region, age, and gender.

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BC Centre for Disease Control (2021). BC Observatory for Population and Public Health. http://www.bccdc.ca/our-

services/programs/bc-observatory-for-pop-public-health

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This article looked at the impact of incentive payments on chronic disease management in BC.  These incentives are payable to physicians who follow patients with chronic illness.  This incentive program was aimed at rewarding longitudinal care over time versus episodic visits as a strategy to manage chronic illness in the province.

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Lavergne, M. R., Law, M. R., Peterson, S., Garrison, S., Hurley, J., Cheng, L., & McGrail, K. (2018). Effect of incentive payments

on chronic disease management and health services use in British Columbia, Canada: Interrupted time series analysis. Health Policy, 122(2), 157–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.11.001

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This article looks at expanding the Chronic Care Model to include health promotion at the community level by addressing the determinants of health and the delivery of health care services as a method to manage chronic disease.

 

Barr, V. J., Robinson, S., Marin-Link, B., Underhill, L., Dotts, A., Ravensdale, D., & Salivaras, S. (2003). The expanded Chronic

Care Model: an integration of concepts and strategies from population health promotion and the Chronic Care Model. Hospital Quarterly, 7(1), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.12927/hcq.2003.16763