Korff

Korff

(kōrf),
Karl von, 20th-century German anatomist and histologist. See: Korff fibers.
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The Chronic Disease Score is a comorbidity measure obtained from a weighted sum of the use of medications from 30 different classes (Von Korff, Wagner, and Saunders 1992).
Improved comorbidity adjustment for predicting mortality in Medicare populations
The Community Activation Survey involved a cohort of representatives of key community organizations identified through reputational sampling methods (Wickizer, Von Korff, Cheadle, et al.
The Kaiser Family Foundation Community Health Promotion Grants Program: Findings from an Outcome Evaluation
Williams, Jr, MD, MHS; Kathryn Rost, PhD; James Barrett, MD; and Michael Von Korff, ScD.
The Need for a System in the Care of Depression
Collaborative Care enriches the depth of the encounter, and (anecdotally) contributes positively to patient satisfaction (Bray & Rogers, 1997; Von Korff & Myers, 1987).
No one can do it alone anymore: Information Mastery, Collaborative Care, and the future of Family Medicine
(18) Bearing these limitations in mind, the findings of Coste and colleagues (20) and Van Korff and coworkers (26) of continued pain and functional disability at follow-ups of 90 days and 1 year, respectively, are very similar to our own.
A new look at low back complaints in primary care: a RAMBAM Israeli family practice research network study. (Observations From Practice)
While in some settings the disease management program is a coordinated program between a primary care practice and a separate mental health agency, the studies on which the effort is modeled (Katon, 1995; Katon, von Korff, Lin, et al., 1995) were fully integrated and the overall effort is in the direction of integration.
Integrated primary care: organizing the evidence
[3.] Robinson P, Katon W, Von Korff M, Bush T, Simon G, Lin E, Walker E.
Between research and practice in family medicine: the gulf resolution
[2.] Katon W, Von Korff M, Lin E, Walker E, Simon G, Bush T, et al.
The education of depressed primary care patients: what do patients think of interactive booklets and a video?
Not only do patients frequently want their primary-care physician to treat their problem, even though they are aware that it is depression, anxiety, marital, or family problems (Bray & Rogers, 1997), but also 50-70% of patients with mental health problems are seen exclusively in primary-care settings with no referral elsewhere (Katon, Von Korff, Lin, et al., 1995; Marrow, Regier, Rae, et al., 1993).
From soup to nuts: integrating clinical psychology training into primary healthcare settings
Population focused care of chronic illness requires several organization-wide interventions including provider training, patient education, promotion of self-management, decision support from experts, evidenced-based approaches, gaining community support, and high availability of clinical information (Katon, Von Korff, Lin, et al., 1997; Wagner, Austin, & Von Korff, 1996).
Collaborative family healthcare in an uninsured primary-care population: stages of integration
Structural changes in integrating mental health professionals into primary care delivery (Katon, Robinson, Von Korff et al., 1996).
Improving Depression Care: Disseminating Skills or Changing Organizational Structure and Culture?
(23.)Lin EHB, Von Korff M, Katon W, Bush T, Simon GE, Walker E, Robinson P.
Primary care physician use of cognitive behavioral techniques with depressed patients

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