Heart failure program proves that DM works--even under fee-for-service.
DM has a place in fee-for-service medicine. With ever-increasing pressures on the bottom line, a growing number of health care organizations are considering what DM can do to help them better meet their budgets as well as patient needs. In fact, even fee-for-service settings are experimenting with DM programs--in some cases, with solid success. See how a large integrated system in Minnesota was able to boost care of heart failure patients while turning a money-losing diagnosis into a profitable one.
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