Warren E. Todd is actively involved in disease management and helped engineer an asthma disease management program at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver. Currently, he serves as vice-president of business development in Hasting Healthcare Group in Pennington, New Jersey. David B. Nash, MD, nationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development, and quality care issues, is the first director of the Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University and associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

• List of Figures v List of Tables ixAbout the Editors xiContributors xiiiForeword xixSenator Bill FristPreface xxiA New Paradigm in Health Care Delivery: Disease Management 1 Mark ZitterThe Disease Management Development Process 27 John H. Eichert, Herbert Wong and David R. SmithHealth Outcomes: Measuring and Maximizing Value in Disease Management 61 John B. DoyleFinancial and Actuarial Issues 87 Richard A. Kipp, W. Charles Towner and Howard A. LevinDisease State Considerations 137 Charles E. Barr, Daniel L. Bouwman and Frank LobeckClinical Practice Guidelines: Foundation for Effective Disease Management 157 John T. Kelly and David B. BernardThe Roles of Pharmaceutical Companies in Disease Management 179 Stan BernardDisease Management in Managed Care Organizations 207 Joseph E. Biskupiak, Peter Chodoff and David B. NashThe Role of Case Management in Disease Management 235 Marcia Diane Ward and Julia A. RieveHome Care and Disease Management 261 Sharyn S. LeeStrategic Alliances 281 Warren E. ToddBeyond Disease Management: Population-Based Health Management 305 Kent W. Peterson and Dennis P. KaneIndex 347