title: Paying for disease management.
abstract: Disease Management (DM) first appeared in the United States in the early 1990s. Since then its incorporation into health plans has increased dramatically, yet proof of its effectiveness in terms of quality improvement and cost reduction remains to be seen. The following review provides an exploratory analysis of the basic principles of DM, its evolution and differences from traditional managed care, the ways in which programs are currently being used in the private and public sectors, and the challenges to determining a payment structure for incorporating DM into the current health insurance system.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. phillevy_2000@yahoo.com
authors: Phillip
authors: P
authors: Levy
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Nocerini
authors: Kyle
authors: K
authors: Grazier
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States