Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

ICSI Plans Symposium on New Depression Treatment Program That Is Improving Patient Outcomes Five-Fold Over Typical Primary Care

Published in Managed Care Business Week, July 21st, 2009

The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) will hold a symposium here on October 5 to explain how its DIAMOND program is dramatically improving patient outcomes and lowering the cost of care for patients with depression.

The DIAMOND program changes how care for the patient with depression is delivered and paid for in primary care settings. The symposium will focus on the 18-month experiences of provider groups, behavioral health specialists, health plans, employers and patients with the program. Ed Wagner, MD, co-developer of the Chronic Care Model, will keynote the one-day event.

"Among patients contacted six months after activation in...

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