Chronic Disease Improvement

TO GOAL (Together Optimizing Guidelines, Optimization Adherence and Lifestyles), is a quality improvement initiative that utilizes the Chronic Care Model developed by the McColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation as the conceptual framework for improving risk reduction and preventive cardiology in the physician office setting. This program optimizes the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) recertification process by implementing a practice-wide approach that allows for self-identification of opportunities for systems improvement and patient adherence. The program achieves its objectives by utilizing expert physician and clinical faculty to guide physician participants in identifying best practices in care; developing achievable plans for integrating these practices into clinical care; and providing tools and technical assistance for plan implementation.

Participants in this program fulfill certain required components of Part II and Part IV of the American Board of Family Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians.

For more information visit the Chronic Disease Improvement section on the MSV Foundation's website.