Implementation of a Care Management Model for Depression at Two Primary Care Clinics

• DOI: 10.1097/jac.0b013e31820f63cb
• Publication Date: 2013-07-04T00:10:11Z
• Authors: Mark Williams; Kurt Angstman; Isaac Johnson; David Katzelnick
• Keywords: Depression

The Mayo clinic participated in the Depression Improvement Across Minnesota, Offering a New Direction model at two Family Clinics, that is, Rochester Northwest and Northeast sites. Although clinics demonstrated best 6-month remission rates state during first year of implementation, they were retrospectively found to differ on several process issues measures related populations served. Six-month significantly better clinic; yet, had more patient contacts. Differences activation into care management, management accessibility, differences maintaining contact with patients 6 months may explain some these results.