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Outcome Improvement
Millions of individuals live with a recurring condition
or chronic disease that places incalculable stress on
their physical and mental health, their daily productivity
and their fi nancial livelihood. Almost half of Americans
live with chronic disease, and seven of the ten leading
causes of death in the U.S. – heart disease, cancer,
stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, diabetes,
Alzheimer’s disease and kidney disease – are chronic
diseases. The cost of chronic disease is an enormous
burden to the health care system, accounting for more
than 75 percent of the nation’s $2 trillion annual
health care costs. Clearly, personalized outcome
improvement programs, which can reduce recurrence
or slow the progression of disease, meet a critical need
on many levels.
Chronic Kidney Disease
Approximately 16.2 million Americans
have less than half of their normal
kidney function and 90 percent of
them do not know it. Greater aware-
ness and early intervention would
greatly improve their odds of survival
and save millions of dollars in costs.
Yet, required lifestyle changes and
effective monitoring of the disease
can overwhelm patients and physi-
cians. Our recently introduced
CKD outcome improvement program
is designed to meet this need
through a programmatic approach
to improving detection and lowering
morbidity rates.
4 Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings 2008