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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Performance Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service > Changing Patient Behavior: Improving Outcomes in Health & Disease Management Changing Patient Behavior: Improving Outcomes in Health and Disease Management edited by Richard Patterson Hardcover  ISBN 0787952796 Jossey-Bass January 2001 Price: $79.00   This comprehensive anthology on disease management focuses on integrating health behavior change strategies into disease management practices.  Changing Patient Behavior offers a solid, systematic approach to developing and implementing strategies to influence the patient's behavior in the context of health and disease management programs. Nationally known disease management authority Richard Patterson has assembled a stellar lineup of contributions from fifteen major health experts, creating an indispensable guide to making the patient integral to the management of his or her own health. The contents of this book include: The New Focus: Integrating Behavioral Science into Disease Management (R. Patterson). Utilizing Theories and Constructs Across Models of Behavior Change (K. Glanz & B. Oldenburg). Applying the Theory: Models of Behavior Change (C. Cafiero & F. Carness). Changing Behavior and Environment: How to Plan Theory- and Evidence-Based Disease Management Programs (L. Bartholomew, et al.). Using Telephone-Based Interventions (T. Mason). Implementing Behavior Change Methods (C. Cafiero & F. Carness). Connecting People and Technologies for Disease Management (D. Newton & N. Sofian). Measuring and Improving the Intervention (M. Toscani & L. Pizzi). Selecting Variables and Constructs to Measure (J. Biskupiak). Richard Patterson, the editor, is executive vice president, director of development for HealthAnswers, Inc., a business-to-business health management and wellness service company. He was the founder and managing director of Hastings Outcomes Management, a health and disease management company located in Pennington, New Jersey. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /