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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mcc_infographic_printable.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
INVESTING IN … CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH
Multiple Chronic Conditions
COMMON CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Depression
Asthma … OVER TIME
THE PROBLEM IS COSTLY
71¢ of every dollar of US healthcare spending
goes to treating people … with MCC.
93¢ of every dollar of Medicare expenditure
goes to treating people with MCC. … $1,620
AVERAGE ANNUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURES
IMPACT OF MCC ON PATIENTS & FAMILIES
45%
of people
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mcc_infographic.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
0 MCC = $215 … 3.5 prescriptions
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS PER YEAR (new + refilled)
INVESTING IN CARE FOR PEOPLE … OVER TIME
THE PROBLEM IS COSTLY
71¢ of every dollar of US healthcare spending
goes to treating people … with MCC.
93¢ of every dollar of Medicare expenditure
goes to treating people with MCC. … IMPACT OF MCC ON PATIENTS & FAMILIES
45%
of people living with MCC
have activity limitations such
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-arlene.pdf
November 17, 2020 - Transforming Care for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Transforming Care for People Living … Health system ill-designed to meet the needs of
those at risk and/or living with MCC
• High burden on people … • Window of Opportunity
− Ongoing crises
– 88% of people hospitalized for covid have MCC
– Racial and … ethnic minorities, low income people
disproportionately impacted by covid
− Demography/ epidemiology … • Move from a system that treats diseases and
focuses on illness to one that treats the people living
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/people-with-disabilities/research
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements2.html
June 01, 2018 - People with a usual place of care and a usual provider are more likely to receive preventive services … and recommended screenings than people with no usual source of care ( Blewett, et al., 2008 ). … medical care
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, … and people with public insurance compared with people with private insurance. … The gap between uninsured people and people with private insurance was growing larger over time.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures2.html
June 01, 2018 - Among people with 4 or more chronic conditions and poor people, the percentage decreased. … People Without a Usual Source of Care for Financial or Insurance Reasons
People without a usual source … and people with public insurance compared with people with any private insurance. … The gap between uninsured people and people with any private insurance was growing larger over time. … People With Problems Paying Medical Bills
People under age 65 who were in families having problems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/harm-reduction-strategies-improve-safety-people-who-use-substances
October 30, 2024 - That can be life-threatening, particularly for people who are opioid-naive. … When asked why, people will typically say they don't think they need it. … We want to meet people where they are. … Some people won't stay long enough to get to the visit. … It certainly depends on when people trained.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/prevention/stakeholder-report_0824.pdf
August 01, 2024 - Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities … Despite having the same need for clinical preventive services as people without disabilities,
people … the willingness of people with
disabilities to share their data for research? … Research about people with disabilities should include disabled people in the
implementation, analysis … Recognize the variation that exists among people with disabilities.
a.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements.html
June 01, 2018 - Access to health care consists of four components ( Healthy People 2020 ):
Coverage : facilitates … Healthy People 2020 ). … Many people rely on public health insurance, such as Medicaid. … to be uninsured than people in households that were not poor. … Gaps in rates of uninsurance between people who were poor and those who were not poor and between people
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement-may-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Suicide is a leading cause of death in young people … Despite the alarming increase in suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and completed suicides among
young people … psychosocial interventions have been developed for reducing suicidal thoughts
and behaviors in young people … treatments have been suggested as potential treatments
for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-hospitals-safe-people-diabetes
November 14, 2018 - Book/Report
Making Hospitals Safe for People With Diabetes. … Citation Text:
Making Hospitals Safe for People With Diabetes. Watts E, Rayman G. Diabetes UK. … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Making Hospitals Safe for People
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/additional-tips/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Make Conservative Assumptions About the Web Skills of Report Users
Assume that some people who want … For example, people who are less-experienced web users may:
Rely exclusively on the back button for … They can also lead people to unintentionally skip something of interest. … Also consider that some people have limitations in color perception. … This book explains how to make web design conform to how people actually read web pages.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1tab1-1.html
May 01, 2018 - America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment
People … original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, people … Terms such as "Haitian"; or "Negro"; can be used in addition to "Black or African American";
People … person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa
People … the United States to establish eligibility for their programs; thus, it does not include indigenous people
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/testing.html
September 01, 2019 - Testing the Design of a Quality Report By Getting User Feedback
User testing with people who … Show people a draft version of parts of the report. … Check on how hard or easy it is for people to understand the chart and make appropriate comparisons. … Moreover, research shows that even people with strong literacy skills can misinterpret tables and charts … It is written in a nontechnical style for people without a research background.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Motivate people to use the information. … What to say to legitimize your report and motivate people to look deeper. … This is one of the great challenges of constructing a report card: Without some explanation, people will … But if you provide too much of an explanation, people won't bother to read anything. … For these reasons, it is critical to test this material with people like those in your audience before
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/mcc.html
May 01, 2025 - Advancing Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Multiple Chronic Conditions
AHRQ Vision … People living with MCC (PLWMCC) account for a disproportionate share of healthcare utilization and costs … The need to improve the care of people living with MCC has been recognized nationally and internationally … Above is one section of an infographic about the importance of investing in care for people with multiple … In a 2019 blog post , Learning While Caring: Advancing Patient-Centered Care for People With Multiple
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hcbs/index.html
January 01, 2025 - These programs provide services for adults with disabilities, including older adults, people with physical … disabilities, people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, people with acquired brain injury … , and people with severe mental illness and substance use disorders.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/multiple/using-media.html
September 01, 2019 - This is what people typically think of when they consider a media strategy. … Outlets may be tailored to reach:
Older or younger people.
Women or men. … People who come from particular countries or speak a particular language. … People who live in a certain neighborhood. … Give people plenty of notice of an upcoming story opportunity.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/pathways/composites.html
May 01, 2019 - Whenever you provide a composite or a summary score, you should seriously consider letting people … Scores
Using Composites
Drilling Into Composite Scores
In the case of a composite, you can let people … Since composites rarely have more than four or five elements, letting people look at all them at once … It is still a good idea to let people pick specific elements to examine in detail, but you might want
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www.ahrq.gov/ecareplan/about/index.html
August 01, 2024 - project aims to build care planning tools that will improve how we do research and provide healthcare for people … Need for the Project There is a mismatch between the way healthcare is delivered and the needs of people … People living with MCC have complex care needs. … of critical patient-centered data across home-, community-, clinic-and research-based settings for people … Therefore, data for real-world research on people living with MCC are often incomplete.