Is "disease management" the answer to our problems? No! Population health management and (disease) prevention require "management of overall well-being"

Background: Disease management programs based on the chronic care model have achieved successful and long-term improvement in the quality of chronic care delivery and patients' health behaviors and physical quality of life. However, such programs have not been able to maintain or improve broader self-management abilities or social well-being, which decline over time in chronically ill patients. Di