Health Management. Organizational Capacity . Management Capacity . The term includes training, implementation and evaluation activities of policies, institutions, programs, projects and health services, as well as their management and planning. . 1.00
Case Management. A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services required by a patient. It also, when used in connection with managed care, covers all the activities of evaluating the patient, planning treatment, referral, and follow-up so that care is continuous and comprehensive and payment for the care is obtained. (From Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2nd ed) . 0.57
Pain Management. Management, Pain . Managements, Pain . Pain Managements . A form of therapy that employs a coordinated and interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those experiencing pain. . 0.55
Time Management. Management, Time . Managements, Time . Time Managements . Planning and control of time to improve efficiency and effectiveness. . 0.54
Disease Management. Disease Managements . Management, Disease . Managements, Disease . A broad approach to appropriate coordination of the entire disease treatment process that often involves shifting away from more expensive inpatient and acute care to areas such as preventive medicine, patient counseling and education, and outpatient care. This concept includes implications of appropriate versus inappropriate therapy on the overall cost and clinical outcome of a particular disease. (From Hosp Pharm 1995 Jul;30(7):596) . 0.54
/therapy. /disease management . /therapeutics . /treatment . Used with diseases for therapeutic interventions except drug therapy, diet therapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, for which specific subheadings exist. The concept is also used for articles and books dealing with multiple therapies. . 0.54