On March 14 the Collaborative celebrated its selection as a participant in a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve chronic illness care.

Edward H. Wagner, MD, MPH, FACP, general internist/epidemiologist and Director of the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation at the Center for Health Studies (CHS) Group Health Cooperative, served as keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Wagner’s research and quality improvement work focus on improving the care of seniors and others with chronic illness. Since 1998, he has directed “Improving Chronic Illness Care," a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He and his MacColl Institute colleagues developed the Chronic Care Model, which has now been used in quality improvement programs worldwide.



Many thanks to Abbott Laboratories for sponsoring the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality Kick-off event!

Click here for Dr. Wagner's bio.

Click here to read Dr. Wagner's article, "It Takes a Region: Creating a Framework to Improve Chronic Disease Care."

View Dr. Wagner's slide presentation.

Watch video from the event.