ME Cares: a statewide system engaging providers in disease management.
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.
Wexler
Richard
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Medical Care Development, Inc, Augusta, Maine 04330, USA. rwexler@mcd.org
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Claudette
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Ito
Diane
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Kopp
Zoe
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LaCasse
John A
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Rea
Vicki
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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