Pope James E, Hudson Laurel R, Orr Patty M
American Healthways, USA.
Health Care Financ Rev. 2005 Fall;27(1):47-58.
Disease management has been defined as a system of coordinated health care interventions and communications for populations with conditions in which patient self-care efforts are significant (Disease Management Association of America, 2005). The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the diabetes disease management program offered by American Healthways (AMHC) and highlight recently reported results of this program (Villagra, 2004a; Espinet et al., 2005).
疾病管理被定义为针对患者自我护理努力至关重要的疾病人群的协调医疗保健干预和沟通系统（美国疾病管理协会，2005年）。本文旨在概述美国健康之路公司（AMHC）提供的糖尿病疾病管理项目，并重点介绍该项目最近报告的结果（维拉格拉，2004a；埃斯皮内特等人，2005年）。
