title: Disease management. Decreasing cost and increasing patient satisfaction: the implementation of a cancer disease management program.
abstract: In order to address growing costs among patients with cancer, two firms developed a disease management program relying heavily on case management techniques. Herein, the authors report on the success of this program, both in terms of costs and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Foundation Health, Foundation Health Systems, Sunrise, FL, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Kirsh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003363:Cost Control; D003628:Database Management Systems; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States