Chronic & Acute Care Management in Cary, NC
At Wake Family Medicine, Our Family Practice Clinic Offers Acute and Chronic Care Management Services When You Need it Most. We Offer Nebulization Therapy, And Also Treat Strep Throat, Ear Infections, Bronchitis. Call Now or Schedule an Appointment Online. We Are Conveniently Located at 1831 Lake Pine Dr, Suite 200. Cary NC 27511.
Chronic Disease Management
Meeting the complex needs of patients with chronic illness or impairment is the single greatest challenge facing organized medical practice. Dozens of surveys and audits have revealed that sizable proportions of chronically ill patients are not receiving effective therapy, have poor disease control, and are unhappy with their care. Results of randomized trials also show that effective disease management programs can achieve substantially better outcomes than usual care, the control intervention. These trials, along with the ideas and efforts for improvement discussed in this issue, show that we can improve care and outcomes.
If we are to improve care for most patients with chronic illness, the evidence strongly suggests that we reshape our ambulatory care systems for this purpose.
Wake Family Medicine, a primary care practice is designed to provide ready access and care to patients with acute, varied problems, with an emphasis on triage and patient flow; short appointments; diagnosis and treatment of symptoms and signs; reliance on laboratory investigations and prescriptions; brief, didactic patient education; and patient-initiated follow-up.
Patients and families struggling with chronic illness have different needs, and these needs are unlikely to be met by an acute care organization and culture. They require planned, regular interactions with their caregivers, with a focus on function and prevention of exacerbations and complications. This interaction includes systematic assessments, attention to treatment guidelines, and behaviorally sophisticated support for the patient role as self-manager. These interactions must be linked through time by clinically relevant information systems and continuing follow-up initiated by the medical practice
Acute Care
At Wake Family Medicine, we offer nebulization therapy for acute asthma attack, treat minor infections such as strep throat, ear infections, bronchitis, sinusitis as well as, treat patients with seasonal allergies.
