Disease Management: Not Just for HR Anymore.

Chronic diseases--such as coronary diseases, diabetes, and asthma--have a tremendous impact on disability costs. Disease management efforts can help employers manage the costs associated with these illnesses.

Since being introduced, disease management programs have captured the attention of human resource departments, which are interested in being able to offer a new benefit to their employee populations.

In simple terms, a disease management program is an initiative that encourages employees with certain diseases to sign up for the program, provides them wi