title: Product-line management outside the hospital.
abstract: The example of California-based CliniShare shows how a continuum of care can be maintained by applying product-line management to services provided on an outpatient basis. CliniShare's Focus Programs helped the company solve the problem of fragmented post-hospital care for diabetics and led it to acquire SugarFree Centers.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002140:California; D003284:Contract Services; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005376:Financial Management; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D011357:Product Line Management