Implementation and Outcomes of Commercial Disease Management Programs in the United States: The Disease Management Outcomes Consolidation Survey
dc.contributor.author | Fitzner, Karen | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fox, Kathe | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Schmidt, Joseph | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Mark | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rindress, Donna | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hay, Joel | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-10T19:13:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-10T19:13:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-08-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Fitzner, Karen; Fox, Kathe; Schmidt, Joseph; Roberts, Mark; Rindress, Donna; Hay, Joel (2005). "Implementation and Outcomes of Commercial Disease Management Programs in the United States: The Disease Management Outcomes Consolidation Survey." Disease Management 8(4): 253-264 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63399> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63399 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=16117720&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Despite widespread adoption of disease management (DM) programs by US health plans, gaps remain in the evidence for their benefit. The Disease Management Outcomes Consolidation Survey was designed to gather data on DM programs for commercial health plans, to assess program success and DM effectiveness. The questionnaire was mailed to 292 appropriate health plan contacts; 26 plans covering more than 14 million commercial members completed and returned the survey. Respondents reported that DM plays a significant and increasing role in their organizations. Key reasons for adopting DM were improving clinical outcomes, reducing medical costs and utilization, and improving member satisfaction. More respondents were highly satisfied with clinical results than with utilization or cost outcomes of their programs (46%, 17%, and 13%, respectively). Detailed results were analyzed for 57 DM programs with over 230,000 enrollees. Most responding plans offered DM programs for diabetes and asthma, with return on investment (ROI) ranging from 0.16:1 to 4:1. Weighted by number of enrollees per DM program, average ROI was 2.56:1 for asthma (n = 1,136 enrollees) and 1.98:1 for diabetes (n = 25,364). Most (but not all) respondents reported reduced hospital admissions, increasing rates of preventive care, and improved clinical measures. Few respondents provided detailed information about DM programs for other medical conditions, but most that did reported positive outcomes. Lack of standardized methodology was identified as a major barrier to in-house program evaluation. Although low response rate precluded drawing many general conclusions, a clear need emerged for more rigorous evaluation methods and greater standardization of outcomes measurement. (Disease Management 2005;8:253–264) | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | en_US |
dc.title | Implementation and Outcomes of Commercial Disease Management Programs in the United States: The Disease Management Outcomes Consolidation Survey | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16117720 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63399/1/dis.2005.8.253.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | doi:10.1089/dis.2005.8.253 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Disease Management | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Disease Management | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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