Disease management program can help to reduce healthcare cost and improve the quality of life for person with chronic condition by identifying the condition and treating the condition in more quickly and effective manner.
The person with chronic condition uses more healthcare services that includes visit to physician, hospital, purchasing medicine which are not systematic and there is lack of co ordination among healthcare providers due to which medical care facility is overused or underused.
Disease management exist in integrated and comprehensive system of care where main focus is on patient – provider relationship .Person with chronic diseases requires proper management and intervention for positive health outcome and disease management gives authority to individual for prevention of complication and manages disease with help of healthcare provider.
Diseases management Program encourages patients to use medicine properly, monitor and understand symptoms more effectively.
Disease management is way to provide patient care that can help to control events by increasing patients adherence to treatment, these programs can help in improving quality of life and save money for individuals; this is true when whole healthcare team is working in co ordination with each other with complete commitment.