such as improved shared decision making by patients and their health care providers; improved coordination of care across multiple care providers; patients’ timely receipt of information on their health status, treatment options, or plan of care; and patients’ increased ability to manage their illness

• Improved employment and work performance

• Improved educational performance

• Improved family functioning

The committee used four approaches to identify such interventions:

• Review of previous IOM studies and other expert reports (listed above)

• Gathering of the knowledge of effective interventions among committee members

• Solicitation of recommended effective interventions from other expert organizations and individuals

• A search of the peer-reviewed literature

The committee placed greatest value on identifying models that (1) are clearly defined with respect to their conceptual basis, purpose, and component activities; (2) have been successful in achieving their stated purpose as demonstrated by reliable and valid evidence; and (3) have characteristics that promote their uptake.

The strategy used by the committee to search the peer-reviewed literature is available from the IOM study director. Expert organizations contacted to help identify effective models/interventions included the following: