Disease Management Digest, August 22, 2013 Disease Management Digest
August 22, 2013  Volume X, Issue 3


  1. New Risk Score Predicts 10-Year Dementia Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

  2. Care Guides May Be Key to Improving Quality of Care for Patients with Chronic Diseases

  3. New Chart: Top 5 Technologies Used in Telehealth

  4. U-M Study: High BPA Levels in Children Associated with Higher Obesity Risk, Abnormal Waist Circumference

  5. CDC Provides Estimate of Americans Diagnosed with Lyme Disease Each Year

  6. Q&A: How Do You Engage Patients and Physicians in Health Improvement?

  7. Cancer Surgery Patients Have More Complications, But Are Less Likely to Die

  8. HealthSounds Podcast: Health and Wellness Incentives — Positioning for Outcome-Based Rewards

  9. Sugary Beverages Linked to Obesity in 4- and 5-Year-Olds

  10. HINfographic: Telehealth in Population Health Management

  11. New Cancer-Fighting Game App Goes Global to Help Young Cancer Patients Fight their Disease

  12. Using Registries to Improve Population Health

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