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Disease Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from a Disease Management Organization Perspective: Providing Technology and Time to Address Gaps in Care

Selecky, Christobel E. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 16 (2008) 5, pp. 319-325

, which physicians and healthcare systems tend to have in short supply. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the US … and the disease is severely under-diagnosed. Many physicians report being too rushed to provide optimal care to patients … management organization to provide value to patients with COPD, physicians, and payers through innovative information technology …

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Healthcare Reforms in Germany: Managed Care, An Opportunity?

Rychlik, Reinhard; Guntertgomann, Karin; Kilburg, Anne; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 8 (2000) 6, pp. 305-312

Increasing healthcare expenditures and other economic pressures mandate fundamental reforms of the healthcare system in Germany. The overall goal is restraint of costs while at the same time maintaining a high standard of medical care. Among all options, managed care represents a potential...

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The Role of the Pharmacist in the Management of HIV/AIDS

Zappa, Anthony J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 1, pp. 19-28

HIV/AIDS currently affects about 31 million people worldwide. Many infected people do not receive proper care because of a lack of resources or education about current treatment options. Even where treatments are available, they are often not optimal because of poor adherence, adverse events or...

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Clinical Guidelines in Disease Management

Wertheimer, Albert I.; Chaney, Nicole M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 12, pp. 743-748

Clinical guidelines are controversial devices. While some are objective, current, evidence-based and of excellent quality, others are biased, consensus-based, obsolete and lack quality assurance effort. The problem for the clinician is determining which is which. There are no international...

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Gaining Physician Buy-In for Disease Management Initiatives

Leider, Harry L. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 6, pp. 327-333

Achieving the support of physicians is perhaps the most difficult challenge to successfully implementing a disease … management programme. Most physicians are sceptical of disease management initiatives. Many perceive these programmes to be a … success, and sharing the gains. Providing education corrects misconceptions many physicians have about disease management …

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Optimizing Drug Prescribing in Managed Care Populations: Improving Clinical and Economic Outcomes

Czubak, Rachel; Tucker, Jasmine; Zarowitz, Barbara J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 12 (2004) 3, pp. 147-167

. There are very few randomized controlled trials that have evaluated methods to educate or incentivize physicians, implement … formulary management or guideline tools, profile physicians, and implement pharmacist interventions to ensure optimal drug … sustained at 12 months post intervention. Clinical pharmacy services have been shown to reduce hospital admission and hospital …

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The Effects of the Internet on Pharmaceutical Consumers and Providers

Dupuits, Francois M.H.M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 11, pp. 679-691

The Internet has changed healthcare practice and has just begun to influence pharmaceutical consumers and providers. The Internet firstly affects the pharmaceutical consumer through the five main functions it offers to all consumers of care. These functions are: 1. to provide and distribute...

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Management of Overactive Bladder: Defining the Role of Extended-Release Tolterodine

Keam, Susan J.; Perry, Caroline M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 12 (2004) 2, pp. 121-142

Overactive bladder (OAB), a common condition affecting ~=16-17% of adult men and women in Europe and the US, is characterized by symptoms of urinary urgency, with or without urge urinary incontinence (UUI), usually with micturition frequency and nocturia. OAB is thought to result from abnormal,...

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Socioeconomic Implications of Long-Term Warfarin Use

Menzin, Joseph; Foster, Talia; Audette, Rebecca - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 12 (2004) 6, pp. 385-392

anticoagulated. To improve the quality and efficiency of anticoagulation and remove its burden from office-based physicians, newer …

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Telemedicine, Outcomes and Policy Decisions

Ohinmaa, Arto; Hailey, David - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 5, pp. 269-276

The rapid increase in telemedicine technologies has increased the demand for assessment studies to inform decision makers as to how feasible, efficient, effective, cost effective and/or cost saving the new technology is compared with a conventional alternative. In this article, we considered the...

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