title: ME Cares: a statewide system engaging providers in disease management.
abstract: ME Cares (Maine Cares) is a coalition of 32 Maine hospitals that offer community-based, telephonic care support (disease management) programs for patients with heart failure and/or coronary heart disease. We describe the steps, challenges, and lessons learned in coalition development and maintenance. We also present a pre- and post-analysis of our clinical outcomes after enrolling 2145 patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical Care Development, Inc, Augusta, Maine 04330, USA. rwexler@mcd.org
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: Claudette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: LaCasse
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rea
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008281:Maine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development