Disease management: a new approach to health care.
The public's growing frustration with the illogic and inefficiency of America's fragmented health care system is driving us towards a new model of care: disease management. Forward thinking providers, payers, and product manufacturers are positioning themselves to succeed in a health care system increasingly oriented around preventing and treating diseases. The author discusses this approach to health care delivery and addresses the key players in this new environment.
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Zitter Group, San Francisco, CA 94105.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States