The development of the Chronic Care Model is helping to address management of chronic diseased because it gives the necessary direction to improvement efforts. The Chronic Care Model allows improvement of patient safety, effective care, patient centered, timely care, efficient care and equitable care. This will decrease cost waste, which will lead to a better outcome for the patient. The model allows a patient and a specific group of people to work together to improve outcomes. It also allows the group to monitor the patient’s performance over time. The group will develop ideas from their observations ("1: Models :: Improving Chronic Illness Care," n.d.). Self- management support allows a patient to be active and central role in managing