Differentiate between disease management programs and clinical guidelines by choosing the option that describes disease management programs
1. The major goal is to prepare the patient to understand the disease and to increase self-management of the disease.
2. They establish standards that focus on health maintenance.
3. They have been adopted to control costs.
4. They are also called medical review criteria.
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Explanation: 1. The purpose of disease management programs is to provide patients with education and preventive care that improves quality of life.
2. This is true of clinical guidelines.
3. This is true of clinical guidelines.
4. This is true of clinical guidelines.
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