Chronic Care Management
An integrated care approach to disease management, including screening, testing, monitoring and coordination of treatment, and patient education. Disease management is the concept of reducing health care costs and improving the quality of life for individuals with chronic conditions by preventing or minimizing the effects of the disease through integrated care. Disease management programs are designed to improve the health of persons with chronic conditions and reduce associated costs from avoidable complications by identifying and treating chronic conditions more quickly and more effectively, thus slowing the progression of those diseases.
Management of chronic diseases requires a comprehensive and holistic approach to health. This means our focus is on helping you stay healthier and happier by understanding your overall health profile and improving specific conditions.
Chronic diseases do not develop naturally without the influence of your environment, lifestyle, and genetics. At Chronic Disease Management, we develop comprehensive health solutions to help you manage your health and reduce symptoms. All these factors are considered when developing a total health solution to help control the health condition and reduce its symptoms.
The Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP) covers the following 23 chronic diseases:
- Diabetes Mellitus/ Pre-diabetes
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia (Lipid Disorders)
- Stroke
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Schizophrenia
- Major Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Dementia
- Osteoarthritis
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Anxiety
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease (Nephrosis/Nephritis)
- Epilepsy
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Gout
- Chronic Hepatitis B
Contact- Lifetime Primary Care at 16645 W Airport Blvd, Sugar Land Texas 77498
Challenges of chronic disease-
- About 85% of the elderly have a chronic disease.
- 60% of the elderly have two or more chronic diseases
- Chronic diseases can affect the quality of life and independence with increasing age.
Principles of chronic disease management
Care planning, Evidence-based practice, Patient-centered care, and Clinical information
Systems, teamwork, and community resources.
A variety of approaches for many chronic diseases and health priority areas.
They help address the complex details and changing nature of the chronic disease.
How can chronic disease be managed?
Chronic disease management helps you take control of your condition by reviewing your complete medical history and medical condition. Your doctor will then determine the recommended treatment for your specific condition. Some drugs are contraindicated with other drugs (meaning they can compensate for each other or cause adverse reactions together). Therefore, doctors must have a broad understanding of your health to avoid problems.
Chronic disease management is much more than simple blood tests and treating symptoms, it is about trying to reduce symptoms while controlling symptoms and their progression. Understanding this relationship can help you and your doctor manages your disease effectively.
Your doctor can also examine your lifestyle to understand other factors that may be contributing to your chronic disease. For example, if you have diabetes, an unhealthy diet can make things worse. If you have asthma, living in an environment with airborne triggers may increase your asthma attacks.
Disease management requires not only understanding the disease but also understanding the environment and lifestyle and their impact on the condition. Managing all of these different factors can slow the progression of chronic disease.
