INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT

In addition to the recent adoption of disease management by the public sector [Medicare and Medicaid] in the United States, Australia has also "mainstreamed" disease management into their public programs, Japan has announced a plan to include disease management into their major 2006 healthcare reform movement, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom is piloting DM programs and more than 15 other countries around the world are experimenting with disease management in one form or another and now looking to Health Risk management... Serve as repository/clearinghouse for the experience and outcomes performance of new Health risk management initiatives for the purpose of continuous process improvement.

Also known as: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION