title: Disease management.
abstract: Disease management efforts are becoming an important competitive strategy for providers and managed care plans alike. More than ever, purchasers of care want value from their health care dollars, and integrated delivery systems want to better coordinate care. Information technology will be crucial in implementing disease management programs.
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bazzoli
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D019468:Disease Management; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010349:Patient Compliance; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States