Chronic Care Management

The Chronic Care Model (CCM) exists to help medical practices change the routine delivery of care to evidence-based, patient-centered care.

“The cost of healthcare has soared to untenable heights. In the United States, federal healthcare spending is rapidly approaching 20% of GDP. Furthermore, chronic disease is highly prevalent, accounting for nearly 90% of all healthcare spending. Additionally, it costs 3.5 times more to treat chronic diseases than it does other conditions, and they account for

Whether or not medical practices have heard about it, the federal government is moving ahead with changing the way it provides reimbursement for the care of patients with chronic conditions. In 2015, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, recognized Chronic Care Management – CCM – as a critical component of primary care.