Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc
Articles by Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc

Primary Care Physicians' Experiences With Case Finding for Practice-Based Care Management
ByTobias Freund, MD,Michel Wensing, PhD,Stefan Geissler, cand.med,Frank Peters-Klimm, MD,Cornelia Mahler, RN, MA, PhD,Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH,Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc Criteria used by primary care physicians to select patients for practice-based care management programs were explored in a qualitative study.

Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the PACIC Short Form
ByKatja Goetz, PhD,Tobias Freund, MD,Jochen Gensichen, MD, MA, MPH,Antje Miksch, MD,Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc,Jost Steinhaeuser, MD For future studies focusing on quality of care from the background of the Chronic Care Model, the PACIC short form is appropriate.

Identification of Patients Likely to Benefit From Care Management Programs
ByTobias Freund, MD,Cornelia Mahler, MA, RN, PhD,Antje Erler, MD, MPH,Jochen Gensichen, MD, MA, MPH,Dominik Ose, DrPH, MPH,Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc,Frank Peters-Klimm, MD Three approaches to prospective patient identification for care management programs were compared: predictive modeling, selection by primary care physician, and a combination of both.

Is There a Survival Benefit Within a German Primary Care-Based Disease Management Program?
ByAntje Miksch, MD,Gunter Laux, DSc, MSc,Dominik Ose, MPH,Stefanie Joos, MD,Stephen Campbell, PhD,Burgi Riens, DSc,Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc Patients with type 2 diabetes in a German disease management program had a lower mortality rate after 3 years than those not in the program.