Disease Management

Question 1

What is Disease Management

Answer 1

Is an approach to health care that teaches patients how to manage chronic disease.

Question 2

Goals of Disease Management

Answer 2

1: promote self-management by patients (patients taking control of and managing their health issues/conditions)
2: is to help individuals work together and closely with health professional to address their illnesses.

Question 3

Principals of Disease Management

Answer 3

Care planning, Self-monitoring, Review, Self-administered treatment ect

Question 4

What is Chronic Illness

Answer 4

Illness that is prolonged in duration, does not usually go away by itself and is rarely cured completely.