Disease management: a challenge to subacute care

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Subacute Care Services
• Disease Management Protocols

Background:

• Subacute care faces significant challenges impacting its survival and growth.
• Effective disease management (DM) is identified as a critical factor for subacute care viability.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the importance of disease management for subacute care.
• To emphasize the need for subacute care providers to understand and integrate DM protocols.

Main Methods:

• Review of current challenges in subacute care.
• Analysis of emerging disease management strategies and protocols.
• Examination of the role of managed care organizations (MCOs) in DM.

Main Results:

• Disease management presents a substantial obstacle to subacute care.
• Integration of established DM protocols is essential for subacute care providers.
• Collaboration with DM firms and MCOs is necessary.

Conclusions:

• Subacute care providers must prioritize understanding and implementing disease management strategies.
• Adoption of protocols developed by DM firms and MCOs is imperative for the sustained success of subacute care.
• Proactive engagement with disease management is key to overcoming survival and growth challenges.