Disease Management Intervention on Quality and Outcomes of Dementia Care
Authors: Barbara G. Vickrey, Brian S. Mittman, Joshua Chodosh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Letters3 July 2007Disease Management Intervention on Quality and Outcomes of Dementia CareBarbara G. Vickrey, MD, MPH, Brian S. Mittman, PhD, and Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHSBarbara G. Vickrey, MD, MPHFrom the University of California, Los Angeles, and Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095.Search for more papers by this author, Brian S. Mittman, PhDFrom the University of California, Los Angeles, and Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095.Search for more papers by this author, and Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHSFrom the University of California, Los Angeles, and Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-1-200707030-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Dr. Iraqi for his letter and welcome the opportunity to provide clarification. We conceptualized dementia care management as a reengineering of traditional, physician visit–centered care (or “usual care”). To create a new care model, we assembled a stakeholder group of physician champions from each participating health care organization and community agency leaders. The group established common dementia care goals and designed protocols for achieving them. The group judged incorporation of dementia care managers as key in implementation of care protocols, viewing many desired care management activities as better suited to providers with social work or nursing ...References1. Chodosh J, Berry E, Lee M, Connor K, DeMonte R, Ganiats T, et al. Effect of a dementia care management intervention on primary care provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of quality of care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54:311-7. [PMID: 16460384] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Davis D, O'Brien MA, Freemantle N, Wolf FM, Mazmanian P, Taylor-Vaisey A. Impact of formal continuing medical education: do conferences, workshops, rounds, and other traditional continuing education activities change physician behavior or health care outcomes? JAMA. 1999;282:867-74. [PMID: 10478694] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the University of California, Los Angeles, and Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Effect of a Disease Management Intervention on Quality and Outcomes of Dementia Care Barbara G. Vickrey , Brian S. Mittman , Karen I. Connor , Marjorie L. Pearson , Richard D. Della Penna , Theodore G. Ganiats , Robert W. DeMonte Jr. , Joshua Chodosh , Xinping Cui , Stefanie Vassar , Naihua Duan , and Martin Lee Disease Management Intervention on Quality and Outcomes of Dementia Care Abid Iraqi Metrics Cited byCurrent awareness in geriatric psychiatry 3 July 2007Volume 147, Issue 1Page: 69KeywordsCaregiversConflicts of interestDementiaHealth careHealth care qualityHealth care quality assessmentInformation technologyPatientsQuality improvementSafety ePublished: 3 July 2007 Issue Published: 3 July 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...