title: Disease management: a continuum approach.
abstract: Disease management is a comprehensive, integrated approach to managing the health of populations through the use of disease-specific standards and protocols and population segmentation. It has been increasing in popularity among integrated delivery systems (IDSs) and payers alike as a way to respond to competitive pressures and to shift care delivery from inpatient to alternative care sites. To successfully implement disease-management programs, IDSs must develop an organizational mind-set that stresses information-driven, evidence-based standards of care that are adhered to across a tightly integrated continuum of care.
authors.affiliation: APM Management Consultants, CSC Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: DePue
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States