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An Evaluation Of The Screening And Management Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Laura A. Cahoe
An Evaluation Of The Screening And Management Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Laura A. Cahoe
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Purpose: This purpose of this project was to evaluate preventive screening practices and adherence to guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in the primary care setting. The specific aims were to: 1) determine the percentage of patients who received recommended screenings from the ADA, 2) determine the percentage of patients who received recommended screenings from the USPSTF, and 3) determine if the proportion of patients to receive the recommended screenings met established benchmarks set by Healthy People 2020 (HP2020).
Methods: A retrospective …