What Is Chronic Care Management?

This service is available to members of the practice.

A chronic condition or disease can last from several months to many years. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 40 million Americans are limited in daily life due to chronic diseases. Common examples include Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and thyroid disorders.

At Laura E. Babe, MD, PLC, modern medicine and healthcare services help patients manage chronic conditions through a wide range of treatment options and consistent monitoring. As a participant in MDVIP, a national network of primary care physicians, our practice devotes more time to fewer patients so we can personally address your concerns and conditions when treatment is needed.

Aesthetic services do not require membership.

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What Can I Expect from Chronic Care Management?

Many chronic illnesses do not have a cure. Treatment often focuses on managing symptoms or, in the case of silent diseases such as hypertension and high cholesterol, reducing the risk of long-term complications. Care varies for each patient depending on the condition, health history, and current symptoms.

With the time to focus on individual patients and their concerns, Dr. Babe develops comprehensive treatment plans that may include diet and exercise, lifestyle modifications, medications, or specialty referrals. Follow-up appointments play an important role in monitoring progress and adjusting care as needed.

What Are the Benefits of Chronic Care Management?

Chronic conditions can disrupt everyday life, causing pain, fatigue, discomfort, difficulty sleeping, and other challenges. Managing these symptoms alone can be difficult. Board-certified physician Dr. Babe provides compassionate chronic care management, offering benefits such as a customized treatment and care plan, medically supervised disease and symptom management, increased safety and reduced risks, ongoing guidance and progress monitoring, a long-term relationship with your provider, informed management of symptoms over time, and support in improving overall quality of life.