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Formalized Diabetes Self-Management Education In A Safety-Net Clinic, Emanpreet Kaur
Formalized Diabetes Self-Management Education In A Safety-Net Clinic, Emanpreet Kaur
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Diabetes is a complex and chronic illness requiring continuous medical care with multifactorial risk reduction strategies (American Diabetes Association [ADA], 2021). More than 37 million Americans are suffering from diabetes and 90% of them have Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DMT2) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). The purpose of this article is to review the background, an organizational assessment, a literature review, and the results of the quality improvement project that took place at a safety-net clinic in the Midwest. This project included 16 patients and data was analyzed through descriptive statistics. Results include improved hemoglobin (Hg) A1c, Body …
Comparing The Health Care Resource Utilization And Medication Adherence Of People With Epilepsy And People With Diabetes By Insurance Status, Nikole Hoffman, Gerald Shoultz, Sarah Nechuta
Comparing The Health Care Resource Utilization And Medication Adherence Of People With Epilepsy And People With Diabetes By Insurance Status, Nikole Hoffman, Gerald Shoultz, Sarah Nechuta
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Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases worldwide; diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that affects how the body produces and uses insulin. Prescribed medications are vital for controlling these and other chronic diseases by minimizing severe health issues, which can be affected by insurance type and status. Consequences of non-adherence include uncontrolled blood glucose in people with diabetes and uncontrolled seizures in people with epilepsy. We aimed to compare the healthcare resource utilization and medication adherence of people with epilepsy and people with diabetes by insurance status. Methods: Data was from the 2021 National …
Improving Adherence To Annual Diabetes Guidelines In Rural Primary Care, Ashley Barney
Improving Adherence To Annual Diabetes Guidelines In Rural Primary Care, Ashley Barney
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Background: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) (2022) identifies comorbidity risk assessments and treatment planning as key health maintenance components for diabetic patients. However, many providers do not adhere to the recommended national guidelines (Brenner et al., 2020).
Objectives: At a rural primary care clinic, the effectiveness of implementing a checklist was evaluated to improve provider adherence to the annual diabetes guidelines set by the ADA.
Methods: A quality improvement project was initiated and guided by the Lean Six Sigma framework. The checklist was implemented to assess if providers adhered to the recommended annual diabetes guidelines. The project …