The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 117, Issue 3 , Pages 182-192 , 1 August 2004

Does disease management improve clinical and economic outcomes in patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review

  • Joshua J. Ofman, MD, MSHS

      Affiliations

    • Cedars-Sinai Departments of Medicine and Health Services Research (JJO, SRW), Los Angeles, California
    • Zynx Health Incorporated—a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation (JJO, RKL, SGA, SRW), Beverly Hills, California
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  • Enkhe Badamgarav, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cedars-Sinai Departments of Medicine and Health Services Research (JJO, SRW), Los Angeles, California
    • Cerner Health Insights (EB, KK, ADG), Beverly Hills, California
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  • James M. Henning, MS

      Affiliations

    • TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. (JMH, MSR), Lake Forest, Illinois
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  • Kevin Knight, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cerner Health Insights (EB, KK, ADG), Beverly Hills, California
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  • Anacleto D. Gano Jr, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cerner Health Insights (EB, KK, ADG), Beverly Hills, California
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  • Rebecka K. Levan, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Zynx Health Incorporated—a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation (JJO, RKL, SGA, SRW), Beverly Hills, California
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  • Shoval Gur-Arie

      Affiliations

    • Zynx Health Incorporated—a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation (JJO, RKL, SGA, SRW), Beverly Hills, California
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  • Margaret S. Richards, PhD

      Affiliations

    • TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. (JMH, MSR), Lake Forest, Illinois
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  • Vic Hasselblad, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute (VH), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Scott R. Weingarten, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cedars-Sinai Departments of Medicine and Health Services Research (JJO, SRW), Los Angeles, California
    • Zynx Health Incorporated—a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation (JJO, RKL, SGA, SRW), Beverly Hills, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Scott R. Weingarten, MD, MPH, Zynx Health Incorporated—a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, East Tower, Suite 505, Beverly Hills, California 90212

Received 4 April 2003 ,Accepted 9 March 2004.

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 This investigator-initiated work was partially supported by a research grant from TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.018

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