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Study Questions' Effectiveness Of Disease Management At Issue: Cost Savings Study reviewer says not all programs get proper return on investment.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)(Q&A)
Byline: GLORIA LAU
Disease management companies have done a good job pitching their programs to employers and health insurers over the past decade.
Such programs usually include telephone counselors who urge patients to exercise, take their medication on time, reduce stress, eat healthier and stop smoking.
The idea is this will lead to better health -- and lower medical costs.
But a recent study from Cornell University and Thomson Medstat suggests that while some of these programs save money, evidence of overall economic impact is scant.
Ron Goetzel, a vice president at Thomson Medstat and head of Cornell University's Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, led a review of 44 studies analyzing the economic effect and return on investment for such programs.
The study was published online in the summer issue of Health Care Financing Review.
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