title: Medicare chronic care improvement program puts the spotlight on case management.
abstract: A 3-year initiative to provide chronic care services for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries with diabetes or congestive heart failure is putting the spotlight on how case management teamed with disease management can improve clinical outcomes, generate cost savings, and improve patient and provider satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Qualis Health of Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garrett
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017046:Cost Savings; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*