Disease management is the monitoring of ____
a. Chronic illness across the health care continuum
b. Mental illness in the outpatient setting
c. Surgical illness across the health care continuum
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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