Disease Management - A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes

Informationen zum Autor Warren E. Todd is actively involved in disease management and helped engineer an asthma disease management program at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver. Currently, he serves as vice-president of business development in Hasting Healthcare Group in Pennington, New Jersey. David B. Nash, MD, nationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development, and quality care issues, is the first director of the Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University and associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Klappentext Motivated by business pressures, market consolidation, and the pursuit of quality care, health care professionals in all areas of practice are beginning to explore more fully the tremendous potential of disease management-- a systemwide strategy for proactively managing chronic diseases across the entire continuum of care. Disease Management i s the first book to bring together systems thinking and organizational structure in a framework for designing, developing, and implementing a comprehensive health management system. Zusammenfassung Motivated by business pressures! market consolidation! and the pursuit of quality care! health care professionals in all areas of practice are beginning to explore more fully the tremendous potential of disease management-- a systemwide strategy for proactively managing chronic diseases across the entire continuum of care.

Product details

• Authors: David Nash, David B. Nash, Nash David B., Todd, Jb Todd, Warren E. Todd, Warren E. Nash Todd, Todd Warren E.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2001
• EAN: 9780787957384
• ISBN: 978-0-7879-5738-4
• No. of pages: 382
• Series: J-B AHA Press; J-B AHA Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, Infectious & contagious diseases, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Infectious and contagious diseases