Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 8 , Pages 594-600 , October 2006

Reduced Health Care Costs Associated With Disease Management for Chronic Heart Failure: A Study Using Three Methods to Examine the Financial Impact of a Heart Failure Disease Management Program Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees

  • Jaan Sidorov, MD, MHSA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jaan Sidorov, MD, MHSA, Department of Care Coordination, Geisinger Health Plan, Hughes North Office Building, Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17822-3035.

Received 10 February 2006 ,Revised 19 July 2006 ,Accepted 31 July 2006.

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 Geisinger Research Protocol 2005-0181. Approved June 23, 2005 by the Geisinger IRRB under expedited review procedures [45 CFR 46.110(b)(1) and/or 21 CFR 56.110(b)(1)].

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.07.006

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 8 , Pages 594-600 , October 2006

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