Category Archives:Chronic Disease

The Blue Folder

March 7, 2010
The Blue Folder

Tony Lembke
The team at Doctors Grand Plaza have had great success with their version of the patient held health summary – “the blue folder”
Melissa Cahill tells their story.

Our finest achievement conceived through the collaborative process is our “blue folder”. The blue folder is our version of the hand held record and the patients are [...]

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Tracking Care

December 7, 2009
Tracking Care

Tony Lembke
Have you ever worked out the steps involved in completing a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangement?
The Doctors of Ivanhoe have mapped this process, and produced a Tracking Sheet to assist in making sure each step is completed.
Mary Howe from the practice added this comment to our story on Chronic Care Coordinators.

I think [...]

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The rise and rise of the chronic care coordinator

November 25, 2009
The rise and rise of the chronic care coordinator

Andrew Knight
The people at Mt Barker/Balhannah Medical Clinic in South Australia were part of the second wave of the Collaborative back in 2005. They remind us that “care redesign” is one of the pillars of effective chronic care. That is you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results! [...]

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