These evaluations can be used to supplement disease management or population health management efforts.
This term is equivalent to disease management (health) for chronic conditions.
"This is essential for improving risk assessment, disease management, and saving lives."
The first (2004) edition of this book defined 126 terms related to disease management.
Some offer additional tools, such as disease management, that can target specific clinical problems for intervention.
However the picture may look different when the total costs to disease management are considered for the community and the programme.
Half the money would be used to provide additional benefits like preventive services and disease management in the fee-for-service program.
In the United States, disease management is a large industry with many vendors.
Even if a particular study is a randomized trial, it may not provide strong evidence for the effectiveness of disease management.
A retrospective cohort study from 2008 found that disease management did not increase the use of drugs recommended for patients after a heart attack.