An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker–Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Crespo, Richard ; Christiansen, Matthew ; Tieman, Kim ; Wittberg, Richard
• Description:
  Community health workers (CHWs) can improve patients' health by providing them with ongoing behavioral support during the health care experience, and they help decrease health care costs, especially among patients whose starting costs are high and among underserved and minority populations. We developed a CHW-based care model with the aim of improving outcomes and lowering costs for high-risk diabetes patients in rural Appalachia. Enrolled patients experienced a mean decrease in HbA| of 2.4 percentage points, and 60% or more of patients with diabetes lowered their blood glucose between baseline and 6 to 12 months after enrollment. As health care providers and patients became familiar with this model of care management, enrollment in the program accelerated.
• Subjects:
  • Implementation Evaluation
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2020; 17
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  32053481
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7021460
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  17
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85749/cdc_85749_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 342.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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