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A Process Improvement Project To Increase Referral And Documentation Rates For Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, Debra Ann Bryant Taylor
A Process Improvement Project To Increase Referral And Documentation Rates For Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, Debra Ann Bryant Taylor
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Abstract
Background: Approximately 5.3 million Americans, aged 18 and over, carry a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). By the year 2050 this number is expected to triple without effective healthcare intervention. Approximately 4.8% of the global blindness is attributable to DR, a silent, progressive, microvascular complication of diabetes. Best practice dictates immediate screening at time of diagnosis of Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and biennial screenings thereafter, yet this need is often unmet.
Purpose: This study is a continuation of a process put into place by Dr. Michelle Campbell in October 2017 at the Norton Community Medical Associates Mount Washington …