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Primary Care Assessment Tool

Assessment of Primary Care Resources and Supports for Chronic Disease Self Management (PCRS)

The PCRS tool was developed by the Diabetes Initiative to further define the elements of self management support in primary care. Intended for use with multi-disciplinary patient care teams, the tool is designed to 1) function as a self assessment, feedback, and quality improvement tool; 2) characterize optimal performance of teams and systems; 3) promote discussion among patient care team members that can help build consensus for change and focus on plans for improvement; and 4) give teams a way to measure progress in this component of the Chronic Care Model. [Download PCRS-English US] [Download PCRS-UK] [Download PCRS-Spanish].

An online, interactive version of the PCRS is available at http://improveselfmanagement.org (English only).The online PCRS calculates team scores automatically and stores assessments so teams can easily monitor progress over time.

A Power Point presentation provides background and information on how to use and score the PCRS tool.
[Download Presentation]

Also available are two worksheets. They can be used by both teams and management to guide, record and monitor improvement processes. The first is a PDSA-style worksheet adapted for use with the PCRS and the second is a companion "Change Summary Report" for periodically taking stock of a team's quality improvement progress. Available in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word DOC format.

[Download Worksheet: PDF] [Download Summary Report: PDF]

[Download Worksheet: DOC] [Download Summary Report: DOC]