Osteoarthritis chronic disease management programs: implementing best practice

BEST PRACTICE Management of inflammatory bowel disease

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease result from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Only one gene, NOD2/CARD15, has been clearly identified; a minority of people with alteration of this gene develop Crohn’s disease. The NOD2/CARD15 protein is thought to be involved in defence against intracellular bacteria. This supports the idea that Crohn’s disease and ulcerative coli...

Implementing disease management programs for type 2 diabetes in Germany.

Results Since the national implementation of DMPs in Germany, the most dramatic growth in patient enrollment occurred during the first year with a doubling every three months until the 1 million mark was reached in July 2004. Since then the enrollment has shown a slower but steady growth rate, with 1.76 million patients with type 2 diabetes currently enrolled. About 75 percent of primary care p...

Implementing a Disease Management Program For Chronic Kidney Disease

Identity Management - Best Practice

Zusammenfassung: Mit dem als Informationsmanagement und Identity Management fungierenden System TUGonline steht der Technischen Universität Graz seit Längerem ein mächtiges Werkzeug zur Verfügung, an das bis dato alle bedienstetenund studienrelevanten Systeme angebunden worden sind. Mittlerweile wird TUGonline mit der Produktbezeichnung CAMPUSonline an mehreren Universitäten in Österreich produ...

Cost of best-practice primary care management of chronic disease in a remote Aboriginal community.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost of completing all chronic care tasks recommended by the Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association Standard Treatment Manual (CARPA STM) for patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN AND SETTING The study was conducted at a health service in a remote Central Australian Aboriginal community between July 2010 and May 2011. The ...