The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has long-been advocates for promoting person-centered care. AHRQ has recently established a Learning Community (LC) to discuss models of person-centered care planning (PCCP) and real-world implementation with front-line providers. The LC will evaluate barriers and feasible solutions to meet the complex care needs of the nation’s largest patient population. Those living with 2 or more chronic conditions or multiple chronic conditions (MCC).

MCC complicates all aspects of care – acute care, chronic disease management, behavioral health, care transitions, care coordination, self-management, palliative care and medication management. Persons with MCC often experience complicated and fragmented healthcare by receiving care from multiple providers across many health systems and practices.

Fragmented care has been found to be inefficient, duplicative, costly, and poorly coordinated and places persons with MCC at increased risk for avoidable adverse events, polypharmacy, service duplication, and conflicting or complicated treatment regimens and direction.

The Multiple Chronic Conditions Resource Center (MCCRC) is proud to announce Dr Pederson MD who serves on our Editorial Board and Kim Kuebler DNP, Editor-in-Chief for the MCCRC as members of the AHRQ LC. We will provide brief updates from these meetings used to promote a person-centered care plan that meets individual care planning.