Compare And Contrast The Theory And Clinical Framework Of Disease Management
The health care market is constant state of growth and reform. As primary care continues to become the focus of health care delivery, efficiency and quality has become an important issue for providers and payers. As many organizations continue to consolidate providers, resources and services, new models for health care delivery, which offer increased efficiency and health care information technology advances while improving the overall functionality of health care delivery systems, take form. The idea of disease management has been incorporated in many different areas of health care, such as pharmaceutical companies looking to pinpoint a certain market for their drug, and managed care organizations. The framework of disease management could be looked as patient management, because it is the patient that is being management and not necessarily the disease. As one of the major developments to evolve from the managed care industry, disease management can be described as a prospective disease-specific approach to delivering health care for chronic illnesses. This process is completed using non-physician practitioners who emphasize education of certain maintenance precautions and treatments. This paper will highlight the theory and clinical framework of disease management and how it benefits
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In this approach to health care, the physician has been the center of care for the patient. It is also in this approach where patients could not see other specialist with out the referral of a primary doctor. The traditional care model required patients to be compliant, and relied on episodic care. The issue with this way of care management is that it may not be tied to proven protocols. Therefore, this model produces over treatments and costly care, which drives he price up for the patients and equals a hefty payday for the
In this approach to health care, the physician has been the center of care for the patient. It is also in this approach where patients could not see other specialist with out the referral of a primary doctor. The traditional care model required patients to be compliant, and relied on episodic care. The issue with this way of care management is that it may not be tied to proven protocols. Therefore, this model produces over treatments and costly care, which drives he price up for the patients and equals a hefty payday for the