New disease management group focuses on education
The recently launched Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) has a broad and ambitious agenda to shape the industry, set quality standards, and provide a diverse educational forum for health care professionals.
The group says it is the only association dedicated to educating the health care industry, government, employers, and the general public about the role disease management programs can play in improving outcomes for people with chronic diseases.
Al Lewis, the Wellesley Hills, MA-based association president, says disease management has become important not only to patients, but the providers, payers, and even employers.
"They recognize its potential to improve health outcomes across a health plan’s or a provider’s entire population as well as lower costs and improve satisfaction with care," says Lewis, who is also executive director of the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium in Newton, MA.
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