Disease management is ____
a. A process that involves an intensive focus on a health condition
b. Encouraging the patient to rely on the government for health care
c. The medical management of a disease
d. Often triggered by complex, high-cost, or high-volume conditions
A
Disease management is a process that involves an intensive focus on the health condition of a population group, which subsequently is applied to individuals. Disease management often is used to address chronic conditions.
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