The impact of an online disease management program on medical costs among health plan members

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-133

  Schwartz, Steven M ^a   Day, Brian ^c   Wildenhaus, Kevin ^a   Silberman, Anna ^d   Wang, Chun ^b   Silberman, Jordan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HealthMedia Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Advanced Analytics ^*  (United States)

^d Highmark Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Disease management; Health care claims; Prevention research; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE PLANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952470838     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.091201-QUAL-377     Document Type: Article

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