title: e_Disease Management. A system for the management of the chronic conditions.
abstract: Disease Management (DM) is a system of coordinated healthcare intervention and communications for populations with conditions in which patient self-care efforts are significant. e-DM makes reference to processes of DM based on clinical guidelines sustained in the scientific medical evidence and supported by the intervention of Information and Telecommunication Technology (ICT) in all levels where these plans are developed. This paper discusses the design and implementation of a e-DM system which meets the requirements for the integrated chronic disease management following the recommendations of the Disease Management Association and the American Heart Association.
authors.affiliation: ITACA Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. sguillen@itaca.upv.es
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guillén
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Meneu
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serafin
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valdivieso
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005060:Europe; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*