lower decrease in emergency department visits than the group not receiving disease management. See also Ambulatory care sensitive conditions Chronic care management Expert Patient Programme Disaboom Medical case management References Further reading Todd, Warren E., and David B. Nash. Disease management: a systems approach to improving patient outcomes. Chicago: American Hospital Pub., 1997. Couch, James B. The health care professional's guide to disease management: patient-centered care for the 21st century. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 1998. Patterson, Richard. Changing patient behavior: improving outcomes in health and disease management. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. Disease management for nurse practitioners. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse, 2002. Howe, Rufus S. The disease manager's handbook. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2005. Huber, Diane. Disease management: a guide for case managers. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders, 2005. Nuovo, Jim, editor. Chronic disease management. New York, NY: Springer, 2007. Evidence-based nursing guide to disease management. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. External links Australian Disease Management Association Care Continuum Alliance. Advancing the Population Health Improvement Model. Center for Managing Chronic Disease. University of Michigan Disease Management: A collection of articles from MANAGED CARE magazine Disease Management Association of India Disease Management: Findings from Leading State Programs by Ben Wheatley (AcademyHealth State Coverage Initiatives Issue Brief, Vol. III, No. 3, December 2002) Disease Management in Medicare: Data Analysis and Benefit Design Issues by Dan L. Crippen (Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, September 19, 2002) Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International, Inc. Evaluating ROI in State Disease Management Programs by Thomas W. Wilson (AcademyHealth State Coverage Initiatives Issue Brief, Vol. IV, No. 5, November 2003) Square peg in a round hole? Disease management in traditional Medicare. Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, November 4, 2003. Health informatics Health care management Health care quality