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Disease Management
A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes
"A well-reasoned timely book which will inform the larger health care discussion as we move into the 21st century."
— from the foreword by Senator Bill First
Warren E. Todd (Author), David B. Nash, MD (Author)
9780787957384, Wiley
Hardback, published 24 January 2001
384 pages
23.5 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.739 kg
Motivated by business pressures, market consolidation, and the pursuit of quality care, health care professionals in all areas of practice are beginning to explore more fully the tremendous potential of disease management-- a systemwide strategy for proactively managing chronic diseases across the entire continuum of care. Disease Management is the first book to bring together systems thinking and organizational structure in a framework for designing, developing, and implementing a comprehensive health management system.
List of Figures v List of Tables ix About the Editors xi Contributors xiii Foreword xix Senator Bill Frist Preface xxi A New Paradigm in Health Care Delivery: Disease Management 1 The Disease Management Development Process 27 Health Outcomes: Measuring and Maximizing Value in Disease Management 61 Financial and Actuarial Issues 87 Disease State Considerations 137 Clinical Practice Guidelines: Foundation for Effective Disease Management 157 The Roles of Pharmaceutical Companies in Disease Management 179 Disease Management in Managed Care Organizations 207 The Role of Case Management in Disease Management 235 Home Care and Disease Management 261 Strategic Alliances 281 Beyond Disease Management: Population-Based Health Management 305 Index 347
Mark Zitter
John H. Eichert, Herbert Wong and David R. Smith
John B. Doyle
Richard A. Kipp, W. Charles Towner and Howard A. Levin
Charles E. Barr, Daniel L. Bouwman and Frank Lobeck
John T. Kelly and David B. Bernard
Stan Bernard
Joseph E. Biskupiak, Peter Chodoff and David B. Nash
Marcia Diane Ward and Julia A. Rieve
Sharyn S. Lee
Warren E. Todd
Kent W. Peterson and Dennis P. Kane
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
