Costs and outcomes of the German disease management programme (DMP) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—A large population-based cohort study

Dmitrij Achelrod, Tobias Welte, Jonas Schreyögg and Tom Stargardt ()

Health Policy, 2016, vol. 120, issue 9, 1029-1039

Abstract: To curb costs and improve health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a nationwide disease management programme (DMP) was introduced in Germany in 2005. Yet, its effectiveness has not been comprehensively evaluated.

Keywords: Disease management programme (DMP); Managed care; Health-economic evaluation; COPD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.08.002

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