Development of a disease management program.
Changes in reimbursement, new regulatory guidelines, and other issues impacting the healthcare industry have forced providers to examine new models of healthcare delivery. One of those models is disease management or disease-state management. This article presents issues involved in developing such a program using the experiences of a Florida-based health system as an example.
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Pan American Hospital Home Health Agency, Florida, USA. cbuscemi@aol.com
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019468:Disease Management; D005431:Florida; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation