Case management and disease management are similar because both are interventions designed to coordinate care for better outcomes and lowered costs. Which statements are true regarding the differences between the two terms (select all that apply)?
a. Disease management is client focused.
b. Case management involves an intense fo-cus on coordinating care of an individual.
c. Disease management is more popula-tion-based than client-centered.
d. Disease management is more episodic in its approach.
e. Case management is more popula-tion-focused.
B, C
Case management generally involves work with an intensive focus on coordinating the care of the individual client in relationship to one or more diseases or health conditions. Disease man-agement generally involves intensive focus on a disease or health condition in relationship pri-marily to a population group, with application subsequently to individuals. Disease management is more population-based than client-centered and more proactive in approach than episodic.
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