U.S. and German case studies in chronic care management: an overview
Guterman, S.
Health Care Financing Review 27(1): 1-8
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-8631 PMID: 17288073 Document Number: 590427
In December 2004, the Bertelsmann Stiftung, The Commonwealth Fund, and AcademyHealth jointly sponsored a conference in Berlin, Germany on "Case Studies in Chronic Care Management." This conference assembled representatives from the U.S. and German Governments, several organizations that had developed chronic care management initiatives in the two countries, and other health care and policy experts to discuss clinical, organizational, and financing issues. The case studies discussed at the conference are presented in this issue of the Review; this article describes some relevant considerations that are common to the U.S. and German health systems.