Creating the Virtual Integrated Delivery System
October 5th, 2009
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by
Ken Thorpe
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Lydia Ogden
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Preventing and more effectively managing chronic illness are critical national health priorities. Patients with chronic disease currently account for three-quarters of overall health spending. Multiple morbidities are common: More than half of Medicare beneficiaries are treated for five or more chronic conditions yearly. Nine chronic ailments account for nearly 60% of the recent rise in... Read the rest of this entry »
