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)

Annotation

selection of appropriate dis ther processes in relation to cost and clin outcome

DUI

D019468 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0028959

Previous indexing

Managed Care Programs (1992-1996); Patient Care Planning (1992-1996)

History note

97

Public note

97