Using visual displays as a tool to demonstrate disease management program effectiveness.
With the rapid introduction of new medical and information technologies, there are much more data available today than ever before. Translating data into useful information for a wide variety of audiences is a challenge for health care in general and disease management programs in particular. This paper addresses these issues by introducing several visual displays that illustrate important data elements in an unencumbered fashion. Examples are provided using the various stages of a hypothetical congestive heart failure (CHF) disease management program (ie, patient identification, program enrollment, intervention process, and outcomes evaluation).
Linden
Ariel
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Linden Consulting Group, Portland, Oregon 97124, USA. alinden@lindenconsulting.org
Roberts
Nancy
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003626:Data Display / Q000145:classification; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation