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The Health Care Professional's Guide to Disease Management: Patient-Centered Care for the 21st Century

Author(s): James Couch, MD, JD
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  • ISBN-13: 9780834211667
  • ISBN-10:0834211661
  • Paperback    345 pages      © 1995
Price: International Sales $134.95 US List
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Overview

The Health Care Professional's Guide to Disease Management is an essential reference for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, and public health practitioners working in the area of disease management. In today's health care market where pressure is on both providers and managed care organizations to deliver high quality care to defined populations efficiently, knowledge of disease management is crucial. The book includes discussions of evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, and outcomes management.

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Contents:

Disease Management: An Overview

Evidence-Based Medicine

Outcome-Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Scientific Foundation for Disease Management

The Role of Outcomes Management in Disease Management

Information Systems for Disease Management

Disease Management: Making It Work--A Study in Implementation Strategies and Results in an Integrated Delivery System

Disease State Management in Managed Care Organizations

Disease Management in Pharmaceutical Companies

Disease Management in Public Health

Disease Management in Nursing and Allied Health

Disease Management Purchasers' Perspectives

Disease Management as Patient-Centered Care


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James Couch, MD, JD

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