We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that...

Background/Objectives: Internationally, numerous clinical practice guidelines have been developed and disseminated with the intention of improving patient care. Research indicates that to improve practice in accord with clinical evidence, change is required by individual clinicians and teams of...

Disease management has the potential to make great improvements in the treatment of depressive disorders, yielding benefits for both the patients receiving treatment and their employers. This review of the medical and business literature found that this potential is still largely untapped, with...

Background: The increasing financial pressure to which hospitals are exposed as a result of changes in the healthcare system calls for detailed knowledge of the cost and revenue situation in the clinical environment. The establishment of structured cost-unit accounting has become an essential...

Background: Treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus consists of dietary and exercise therapy, administration of oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin treatment for each stage. Compliance/adherence by patients to drug therapy and self care in their daily lives, not only in the stage of dietary and...

We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that...

In 2002, an asthma disease management program was initiated in Washington State in the US. The program was designed for clients of the state's Medicaid program, which provides health coverage for qualified low-income state residents. In response to the escalating cost of healthcare and because...

Objectives: We aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing, within Australian general practice, an innovative disease management program for hypertension. The central platform of this program is an information communication technology package for risk assessment and management, access to a...