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Article: HMC Expands Respiratory Disease Management to Include COPD.
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- January 27, 2003
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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003
Health Management Corp. (HMC) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive disease management program addressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
HMC currently serves more than 370,000 participants across America with effective care management programs for asthma, diabetes, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and maternity.
"In addition to being a primary diagnosis, COPD is often a co-morbidity of the conditions we already address," says HMC President Marcia ...