title: Risk contracting calls for more use of disease management.
abstract: This is the second of a series on how PHOs, IPAs, and other provider groups can manage a population of patients. The August issue of PHO Advisor included stories on managing Medicaid populations under risk contracts and establishing wellness programs.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008484:Medicaid; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States