Population-based effort takes promise of DM to a new level with CAD patients.
The case for early investments in DM for CAD patients. While the majority of DM programs tend to focus on the most severely ill patients, a strong case can be made that earlier intervention would offer greater benefits--at least over the long term. In fact, using such cutting-edge tools as predictive modeling, a handful of pioneering organizations are beginning to take their DM programs to this next stage, and early results show promise.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology