Disease management: how soon to take the leap?
Managed care has driven development and use of disease management programs, but now these programs are cropping up in fee-for-service hospitals interested in more effectively managing their high-volume chronically ill patient populations. Unlike case management, with its focus on lowering inpatient costs, disease management stresses reducing the number of hospital and emergency department admissions, which puts these hospitals in the troubling position of curbing their income from admissions. Although disease management can be a tough sell in fee-for-service markets, experts stress that developing these programs can give your hospital a leg up on the competition when it comes time to bid for managed care contracts.
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