Adequate Evidence, Inadequate Incentives for Disease Management Programs

Heart failure has emerged as one of the greatest medical challenges of the current century. Affecting over 26 million people worldwide and costing more than $108 billion annually, it is a condition that needs innovative and cost-effective solutions.1,2. In this issue of the Journal of Cardiac Failure, Bocchi et al. demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of implementing a disease management program (DMP) focused on heart failure.3 The DMP was an inexpensive nursing-led program concentrating on long-term educational reinforcement and telephone follow up.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research