Disease management is not a new concept in the healthcare industry and despite the heterogeneity that characterizes this field, such programs are becoming an important part of the healthcare sector. As the vendor industry continues to evolve through mergers and acquisitions, technology and consumer forces will shape future disease management offerings.

• Insight into driving forces and inhibiting forces of the disease management market
• Identification of key features used to evaluate a disease management program
• Framework for assessing a disease management vendor and profiles of selected key vendors
• Analysis of key technology trends and discussion of how they will shape future programs


Highlights



Consumer, physician, and payer demand will drive increasing levels of personalization in disease management.





Adoption of disease management programs will be facilitated by technology (e.g. mobile devices) and an industry-wide trend towards interoperability.





Disease management programs should be viewed as part of a tool set to reinforce the patient-physician relationship.



Reasons to Purchase


• Identify and evaluate factors that will affect the disease management market
• Monitor various types of disease management programs and the technologies that affect them
• Learn how the vendor industry is evolving and which key elements are required for a disease management program to be successful