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Delivering improved chronic disease outcomes in primary care: An affordable, achievable, and sustainable pragmatic approach for primary care — The Foundation Program
Nixon D, Smith M, Chamberlain S. Delivering improved chronic disease outcomes in primary care: An affordable, achievable, and sustainable pragmatic approach for primary care — The Foundation Program. April 2006;33(2):108-114.

A group in New Zealand developed and validated an innovative, affordable approach for delivering improved chronic disease outcomes. The Foundation Program delivered improved chronic disease outcomes and primary CVD risk management for patients in an affordable and achievable way within a primary care setting. The article emphasizes that general practice benefits from operating as a system rather than as individual practitioners.



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