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Effective Employer-Vendor Partnerships: Encouraging Positive Disruptive Innovations in Healthcare

Meek, Julie A.; Kuraitis, Vince - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 8, pp. 421-429

US employers are facing an unprecedented opportunity to contribute toward positive, disruptive innovations in healthcare. The convergence of major trends will enable employers to exercise significant leverage in controlling healthcare costs and improving quality. US healthcare is ripe for...

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Healthcare Reform and Disease Management in Italy: Promoting the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of Health Service Use

Grilli, Roberto; Donatini, Andrea; Taroni, Francesco - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 8, pp. 441-449

, managerial integration at the district level for the provision of primary care and non-hospital care, and professional …

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Optimizing the Delivery of Effective Diabetes Care: An English Perspective

Mohiddin, Abdu; Gulliford, Martin - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 12, pp. 683-690

Diabetes mellitus has considerable and increasing importance in England. The burden of illness is concentrated in ethnic minority groups and socioeconomically deprived areas. Evidence for effective clinical care has increased following the results of the UK Prospective Diabetes Study but current...

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Law and Disorder: Critical Legal Issues in Disease Management

Jacobson, James M.; Jorling, James M.; Paykel, Neela A. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 6, pp. 365-386

If the disease management industry succeeds in producing effective solutions to many of the problems besetting today's healthcare delivery systems (such as misalignment of financial and care incentives, poor customer service, failure to provide useful preventative care, and a dearth of empirical...

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Employer Role in Integrative Workplace Health Management: A New Model in Progress

Chu, Cordia; Dwyer, Sophie - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 3, pp. 175-186

The health of the international workforce has been an increasing area of concern for the last two decades. Globalization of the world economy and rapid technological changes continue to change the nature of work and employment practices, exposing employees to new and serious health risks. These...

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National Service Framework for Older People: Will Access to Health Services for Elderly Patients Improve?

Chadha, Sumeet; Young, John - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 9, pp. 527-533

, represents a major initiative to improve services for this group of patients. It describes an ambitious 10-year plan to address … ageism, person-centered care, hospital care, specialist care (in the core areas of stroke, falls and mental health), health …

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Disease Management and the Application of Privacy Guidelines

Regan, Marybeth - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 9, pp. 543-550

Today, privacy is a concern for many individuals. The United States has followed the path of other countries in strengthening the legislation to protect privacy. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 was enacted to provide improved portability of health benefits...

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Disease Management Update

Adis International Limited - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 3, pp. 191-196

The rapid expansion of disease management continues. A multitude of stakeholders and marketplaces are now involved in providing cost-effective quality healthcare for individuals and populations. To help you keep up-to-date with the very latest developments in disease management, this section of...

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Determinants of Quality of In-Hospital Care for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Scott, Ian A. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 11 (2003) 12, pp. 801-816

for patient admission to hospital. Research has disclosed variations in the quality of in-hospital care of such patients … predictor-of-quality variables (patient or hospital characteristic or quality improvement intervention [QII]) and care processes … and Medicare funding systems. The determination of effectiveness of QIIs is constrained by a paucity of rigorous evidence …

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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Disease Management to Improve Health Outcomes

Andrulis, Dennis P. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 11 (2003) 12, pp. 789-800

The heightened awareness of substantial racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes has major implications for how healthcare providers effectively manage health conditions among diverse populations. This report identifies five dimensions that address the major causes of disparities that...

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