Case study of American Healthways' diabetes disease management program

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-58

  Pope, James E ^a,b   Hudson, Laurel R ^a   Orr, Patty M ^a  

^a HEALTHWAYS INC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28044448098     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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