Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Quality Improvement Initiative
(COPD)

Carolina Community Health Partnership is one of 5 Community Care network to pilot a COPD disease management initiative. Five practices in the Carolina Community Health Partnership network are participating in the pilot which is expected to be completed in May 2008.

Carolina Community Health Partnership case management services are a large part of this initiative working in collaboration with physicians.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) COPD Guidelines and the GOLD Guidelines were used as standards of care in development of the CCNC COPD Guide.

Please visit CCNC website for special initiative details, process measure and outcome measures.

 

Resources

- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- National Heart Lungs and Blood Institute
- CCNC COPD Guide
- American Thoracic Sociaty (ATS)

 

 

Forms

- Disease management Flowsheet
- COPD Staging: Severity Assessment/Therapy Intervention Guidelines
- Network Patient COPD Action Plan
- COPD Referral Form
- North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline—1-800-QUIT-NOW
- NC Prevention Partners
- COPD Well Letter