Disease management is the monitoring of:
a. chronic illness across the health care con-tinuum.
b. mental illness in the outpatient setting.
c. surgical illness across the health care con-tinuum.
d. terminal illness in the hospice setting.
A
Disease management programs contain a series of clinical processes and services across the health care continuum that rely on informatics to identify and manage a medical or chronic condition in at-risk populations to improve care, promote wellness, and manage or reduce costs.
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