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Disease management: definitions, difficulties and future directions.

A Pilnick1, R Dingwall, K Starkey

  • 1Genetics and Society Unit, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, England. Alison.Pilnick@nottingham.ac.uk

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
|September 8, 2001
PubMed
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Managed care and disease management programs in the USA show promise for healthcare reform. However, their exportability to other countries, like the UK, requires careful consideration of differing healthcare models.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Comparative Health Policy

Background:

  • The USA has implemented managed care and disease management strategies to control healthcare costs and improve effectiveness.
  • These US-based models are often suggested for international healthcare reform due to their perceived success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the exportability of US managed care and disease management programs to other countries.
  • To analyze the constituent elements of disease management and their implications for international healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual explanation of managed care and disease management.
  • Contextualization of these programs within the US healthcare system.
  • Stakeholder analysis from the UK perspective.
  • Review of evaluations of disease management programs.

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  • Comparative analysis of US and UK healthcare models.

    • Main Results:

    • Disease management involves specific, identifiable elements.
    • Significant differences exist between the US and UK healthcare systems (National Health Service).
    • Evaluations of disease management programs reveal notable weaknesses.

    Conclusions:

    • The direct exportability of US managed care and disease management models to other countries, such as the UK, is questionable due to systemic differences.
    • Further discussion is needed regarding the prospects for disease management in Europe.