Disease Management A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes

This landmark text is the first book to bring together systems thinking and organizational structure in a framework for designing, developing, and implementing a comprehensive health management system. Twenty-three industry experts draw from their work in clinical practice, research, consulting, and academia to offer insights on the four key success factors of disease management systems; and eight-step process for setting up a disease management system in various settings; strategies to align objective concerns such as cost analysis and outcomes measurement with the human relations issues of garnering the support of providers, payers, and patients; and more.