The complete "how to" guide for selecting a disease management vendor.

Full Abstract

Decision-makers in health plans, large medical groups, and self-insured employers face many challenges in selecting and implementing disease management programs. One strategy is the "buy" approach, utilizing one or more of the many vendors to provide disease management services for the purchasing organization. As a relatively new field, the disease management vendor landscape is continually changing, uncovering the many uncertainties about demonstrating outcomes, corporate stability, or successful business models. Given the large investment an organization may make in each disease management program (many cost 1 million dollars or more in annual fees for a moderately sized population), careful consideration must be given in selecting a disease management partner. This paper describes, in detail, the specific steps necessary and the issues to consider in achieving a successful contract with a vendor for full-service disease management.

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Author information

Author/s: Linden, Ariel (A); Roberts, Nancy (N); Keck, Kevin (K);

Affiliation: Providence Health Plans, Portland, Oregon, USA. lindena(-atsign-)providence.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Disease management : DM (Dis Manag), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-; vol 6 (issue 1) : pp 21-6

Dates: Created 2003/08/05; Completed 2003/09/04; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12899564, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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