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Research and Markets: How Depression Management Programs Can Improve Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction and Yield Financial Benefits in Healthcare Costs

Posted on: Friday, 5 August 2005, 12:12 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22046) has announced the addition of Depression and Disease Management, Live Audio Conference on CD-ROM to their offering.

Studies have found that chronically ill individuals with depression have much higher medical expenses than chronically ill people who are depression-free. Moreover, depressed patients are less likely to take good care of themselves and to comply with treatment.

Depression and Disease Management, a May 25, 2005 audio conference on CD-ROM, will provide you with case studies of how depression management programs can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction and yield financial benefits in healthcare costs.

During this 90-minute audio conference on CD-ROM, we will discuss the features and results of depression management programs. Your expert panel of speakers, Mary Beth Chalk, Chief Operating Officer of Resources for Living and Dr. Sam Toney, President and Chief Medical Officer of Health Integrated, will provide details on depression and disease management, including:

- Stand-alone programs versus an integrated program;

- Patient compliance;

- Program features;

- Program results;

- The role of the PCP in depression management;

- Measuring the improvement in depression and correlating it to personal productivity improvements; and

- The shortfalls of depression disease management

Here's what participants said about the live program:

"As a healthcare professional on the 'front line' of disease management, this program gave me a better understanding regarding development and execution of depression programs," according to an executive from Health Management Corporation.

"Useful, timely information," said Bonnie Sechrist, director of disease management with Health Management Corporation.

"Excellent information and applicable to any disease management program," said one executive from Q-Med.

Who Will Benefit From This Audio Conference?

CEOs, medical directors, disease management directors, managers and coordinators, health plan executives, care management nurses, business development and strategic planning directors.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22046

Source: Business Wire

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