Evidence
The challenge
According to the American College of Physicians, “meeting the complex needs of patients with chronic illness or impairment is the single greatest challenge facing organised medical practice.”
Precedence Health Care is working with leading research and educational partners to ensure we successfully manage the transition to a healthcare system able to meet this challenge, to the benefit of all Australians.
Evidence-based care
It is widely accepted that patients with chronic disease require planned, regular interactions with their caregivers.
This interaction requires collaboration between the doctor and the care team, among the members of the care team, and with the patient. It includes a systematic approach to care, attention to best practice guidelines, and support for the patient’s role as self-manager. These interactions must be linked through time by clinically relevant information systems and regular follow-up and review initiated by the primary doctor and the care team.
Evidence into practice
Precedence Health Care works closely with Monash University’s Department of General Practice to ensure cdmNet meets the requirements of this chronic care model. The Department also researches and interprets the guidelines for the management of a wide range of chronic diseases.
Using Artificial Intelligence techniques, cdmNet incorporates these guidelines in its automated care planning facility to create high quality evidence-based care plans for chronic disease, both individually and in combination as comorbidities.