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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019468
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Preferred Name

Disease Management

Definitions
A broad approach to appropriate coordination of the entire disease treatment process that often involves shifting away from more expensive inpatient and acute care to areas such as preventive medicine, patient counseling and education, and outpatient care. This concept includes implications of appropriate versus inappropriate therapy on the overall cost and clinical outcome of a particular disease. (From Hosp Pharm 1995 Jul;30(7):596)
Synonyms
Disease Managements
Management, Disease
Managements, Disease
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