Disease management: a new and exciting opportunity in home healthcare.
Disease management programs are beginning to encompass providers across the healthcare continuum, including home healthcare. The premise behind disease management is that coordinated, evidence-based interventions can be applied to the care of patients with specific high-cost, high-volume chronic conditions, resulting in improved clinical outcomes and lower overall costs. Outcomes data (actual results) are central in this approach to patient care.
Huffman
Melinda H
MH
huffman269@comcast.net
D019985:Benchmarking; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration