Disease Management: A Seamless Whole is the Goal
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Despite its failures, disease management remains a compelling need, perhaps because it's so clear that payers and providers require something to organize the increasingly expensive fragmentation of the health care system.
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