Semin Med Pract  1999 Dec ;2(4):4-12 Disease management: origins, basic concepts, and practical considerations Concill AM, Horowitz DA Today's medical educators, practicing physicians, and trainees are challenged by a health care system that increasingly demands prevention and management of chronic diseases. Disease management is an alternative to traditional patient care that encourages a team of health care providers to work collaboratively to help patients with specific diseases that are often chronic and costly achieve the best possible health outcomes. Using a clinical scenario involving a patient with congestive heart failure, the authors discuss the definition, history, and principles of the disease management approach. Journal article Free Download Search the Turner White index to find abstracts of articles published in SMP. Back to previous page
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