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The Care Continuum Alliance (formerly DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance〔Care Continuum Alliance. (Care Continuum Alliance Launches New Brand for Population Health Improvement ) Retrieved 2010-09-26〕) is an industry trade group of corporations and individuals that "promotes the role of population health improvement in raising the quality of care, improving health outcomes and reducing preventable health care costs for individuals with chronic conditions and those at risk for developing chronic conditions".〔Care Continuum Alliance. (About us. ) Retrieved 2008-10-10.〕 It supports "care continuum services" such as "health and wellness promotion, disease management, and care coordination" by means of "advocacy, research, and the promotion of best practices in care management".〔 ==Current structure== The Care Continuum Alliance "represents more than 200 corporate and individual stakeholders".〔 Membership categories include:〔Care Continuum Alliance. (Care Continuum Alliance membership categories. ) Retrieved 2008-10-10.〕 * Population health management organizations (e.g., wellness and health promotion organizations; disease and care management organizations; home health, nursing home and elderly care organizations; behavioral health organizations; pharmaceutical or biotech organizations; health information technology companies; pharmacy benefit managers; and third party administrators) * Health plans and integrated delivery systems (e.g., health insurers; health maintenance organizations; preferred provider organizations; Medicare Advantage plans; and Medicaid plans) * Physician groups and hospitals * Partner organizations * International organizations * Individuals (e.g., government employees; academicians; allied health professionals; and full-time students) The Care Continuum Alliance is governed by a Board of Directors and a structure of committees, subcommittees and work groups. The organization maintains a professional staff in Washington, D.C., to perform day-to-day administration. In 2008, the Care Continuum Alliance reported that it paid $80,000 in lobbying expenses to Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.〔Center for Responsive Politics. (Lobbying spending database - DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance, 2008. ) Retrieved 2010-10-11.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Care Continuum Alliance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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