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How can patients and family members become better partners with the care team to improve selfmanagement
of their chronic conditions? This session discusses the New Health Partnerships
initiative, a three-year collaborative project to test effective, sustainable models for selfmanagement
support in the ambulatory setting.
After this presentation you will be able to:
- Describe the core competencies of self-management support (SMS).
- Optimize the roles in your care team to support SMS.
- Describe three delivery system models that support SMS.
- Develop a plan to spread SMS support from individuals to the whole practice.
Laurel A. Simmons, SM, Project Director / Grants Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement;
Judith Schaefer, Collaborative Director, McColl Institute Group Health Cooperative |
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