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Fact
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- The Care Management Institute is a
national entity that synthesizes knowledge on the best clinical
approaches from both within and outside Kaiser Permanente,
then develops integrated care management programs tailored
to the individual member. CMI implements these programs
and practices by working with physicians and health care
professionals at the local level.
- The Care Management Institute represents
a consolidated internal approach to improving the quality
of care and outcomes for Kaiser Permanente members.
- CMI draws upon Kaiser Permanente's
internal experts and existing efforts in epidemiological
research, outcomes measurement, guidelines development,
and care redesign.
- Care Management is coordinated health
care, for logical groupings of members, intended to prospectively
improve, maintain, or limit the degradation of their functional
status.
- The major focus of CMI's work is assisting
in the local implementation of successful clinical approaches
with the aim of producing demonstrably superior health outcomes.
- Just five of CMI's clinical priority
areas (diabetes, asthma, heart failure, coronary artery
disease, depression) affect approximately 15% of all Kaiser
Permanente members and account for about 30% of the Health
Plan's costs.
- According to the Robert Wood Johnson
report, Chronic Care in America: A 21st Century Challenge,
fully 40% of the American population will be living with
one or more chronic conditions by the year 2010.
- Chronic disease accounts for nearly
60% of all medical costs in the United States.
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