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241. Pay-for-performance program does not improve diabetes care | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
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     October 01, 2013 - Pay-for-performance program does not improve diabetes care | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality … Out of 100,000 enrollees, 7 percent had diabetes. … complications), and microalbuminuria (test for urine protein to detect diabetes-related kidney damage … No significant changes in diabetes care process or outcomes were observed during the study period. … See "Impact of a pay for performance program to improve diabetes care in the safety net," by Alyna T.

242. Research Activities, October 2004: Outcomes/Effectiveness Research: Computerized information systems prompt monitoring tests and medication adjustment that can improve diabetes care and outcomes
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     October 01, 2004 - Computerized information systems prompt monitoring tests and medication adjustment that can improve diabetes … For instance, they can prompt doctors to conduct recommended diabetes care monitoring tests such as eye … Use of such systems can improve diabetes-related outcomes, according to a recent systematic review of … randomized clinical trials of computer-assisted interventions in diabetes care. … See "Computerized knowledge management in diabetes care," by Dr.

243. Research Activities, June 2002: Mental Health: Depression in people with diabetes is associated with increased health care use and higher expenditures
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     June 01, 2002 - Research Activities, June 2002: Mental Health: Depression in people with diabetes is associated with … Depression in people with diabetes is associated with increased health care use and higher expenditures … People who have diabetes are twice as likely as those who do not to suffer from clinical depression. … When depression occurs in people with diabetes, it usually is associated with poor metabolic control, … adults without diabetes using data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

244. Research Activities, May 2006: Announcements: Business coalitions join AHRQ to improve the quality of diabetes care
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     May 01, 2006 - Research Activities, May 2006: Announcements: Business coalitions join AHRQ to improve the quality of diabetes … Business coalitions join AHRQ to improve the quality of diabetes care The Agency for Healthcare Research … The new partnership, Improving Diabetes Care in Communities Collaborative, brings AHRQ together with … Nationally, only one-half of patients with diabetes routinely receive recommended health care services … In 2004, AHRQ, in partnership with the Council of State Governments, developed Diabetes Care Quality

245. Research Activities, May 2004: Health Care Quality and Safety: QI approaches improved diabetes care in Midwest community health centers in 1 year
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     May 01, 2004 - Research Activities, May 2004: Health Care Quality and Safety: QI approaches improved diabetes care … The focus of the first year, a diabetes care quality improvement (QI) initiative, improved diabetes care … The researchers reviewed the health center charts of 969 adults with diabetes, surveyed 79 diabetes QI … The QI initiative clearly improved diabetes care at the health centers. … Drum, Ph.D., and others, in the January 2004 Diabetes Care 27(1), pp. 2-8.

246. Research Activities, December 2003: Women's Health: More aggressive treatment recommendations for women with diabetes may be needed to reduce their risk of heart disease-related death
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     December 01, 2003 - Activities, December 2003: Women's Health: More aggressive treatment recommendations for women with diabetes … At baseline (1971-1975), 134 men and 95 women had diabetes, while 222 men and 129 women had CHD. … Compared with men who did not have diabetes or CHD, men with only diabetes had double the risk of death … Compared with women who did not have diabetes or CHD, women with only diabetes had nearly four times … Men and women with both diabetes and CHD were at greatest risk for CHD death.

247. Research Activities, October 2003: Primary Care Research: Group visits to primary care doctors by disadvantaged diabetes patients result in better diabetes care than individual visits
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     October 01, 2003 - Activities, October 2003: Primary Care Research: Group visits to primary care doctors by disadvantaged diabetes … patients result in better diabetes care than individual visits … Group visits to primary care doctors by disadvantaged diabetes patients result in better diabetes care … This approach improved the diabetes care of uninsured and inadequately insured diabetes patients, according … See "Evaluating concordance to American Diabetes Association standards of care for type 2 diabetes through

248. Research Activities, October 2005: Chronic Diseases and Conditions: Keeping more medical appointments and taking medication as directed helps patients with diabetes control blood sugar levels
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     October 01, 2005 - Conditions: Keeping more medical appointments and taking medication as directed helps patients with diabetes … blood sugar levels Diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2000, and … By keeping more medical appointments and taking diabetes medications as directed, patients with diabetes … Researchers retrospectively evaluated 1,560 patients with type 2 diabetes who visited a diabetes clinic … Ziemer, M.D., and others, in the March 2005 Diabetes Educator 31(2), pp. 240-248.

249. Insulin pump and glucose monitoring improve blood-sugar control for diabetes patients | AHRQ Archive
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     August 01, 2012 - Quality of life was improved with continuous insulin infusion for individuals with type 1 diabetes. … Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects nearly 8 percent of Americans. … Of the people who have diabetes, 90 to 95 percent have type 2 diabetes. … Type 1 diabetes is characterized by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet cells that results in … with type 2 diabetes.

250. Research Activities, August 2003: Elderly/Long-term Care: Guidelines for improving the care of older people with diabetes emphasize reducing cardiovascular risk factors
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     August 01, 2003 - Activities, August 2003: Elderly/Long-term Care: Guidelines for improving the care of older people with diabetes … Guidelines for improving the care of older people with diabetes emphasize reducing cardiovascular risk … factors Greater reduction in diabetes-related complications and deaths among people 65 and older who … than from the tight glycemic (blood-sugar) control emphasized by most diabetes guidelines, according … Unless there are contraindications, the older patient with diabetes should be offered aspirin therapy

251. Research Activities, May 2002: Heart Disease: Doctors could do more to help adult patients with diabetes reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease
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     May 01, 2002 - Research Activities, May 2002: Heart Disease: Doctors could do more to help adult patients with diabetes … Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in adults with diabetes, whose risk of … They analyzed data on nearly 10,000 adults with diabetes and about 150,000 adults without diabetes from … Modifiable risk factors for CVD were more prevalent among adults with diabetes than those without diabetes … See "Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in adults with diabetes," by Drs.

252. Research Activities, February 2007: Primary Care Research: A protocol for adjusting diabetes medications can improve diabetes management and patient blood-sugar levels
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     February 01, 2007 - Research Activities, February 2007: Primary Care Research: A protocol for adjusting diabetes medications … can improve diabetes management and patient blood-sugar levels Your … A protocol for adjusting diabetes medications can improve diabetes management and patient blood-sugar … However, a new protocol encourages better diabetes management and improves patient blood-sugar levels … More details are in "Use of a glucose algorithm to direct diabetes therapy improves A1C outcomes and

253. Research Activities, October 2001: Quality of Care: Large remote rural towns may provide the best conditions for high-quality care of older people with diabetes
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     October 01, 2001 - Large remote rural towns may provide the best conditions for high-quality care of older people with diabetes … It is difficult to provide high-quality care to elderly patients with diabetes, and it may be even … They found that almost half of the patients who had two or more physician encounters for diabetes care … In fact, only 28 percent of elderly diabetes patients in the State received that test, a cholesterol … See "Improving the quality of outpatient care for older patients with diabetes," by Roger A.

254. Telephone nurse support can be cost-effective to help improve functioning and quality of life for patients with diabetes | AHRQ Archive
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     May 01, 2009 - nurse support can be cost-effective to help improve functioning and quality of life for patients with diabetes … Research Activities, May 2009, No. 345 Although diabetes-related damage to organs such as the … kidneys and eyes is well recognized, diabetes also causes functional decline, depression, pain, and lost … The good news is that telephone support from nurses on how to self-manage diabetes can improve patients … intensification (for example, $35,300 per QALY gained for intensive glucose control) and diabetes case

255. Treating Americans with diabetes cost hospitals $83 billion | AHRQ Archive
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     October 01, 2010 - In that year, nearly one of every five hospitalizations involved a person with diabetes. … and roughly 7.2 million stays for patients who had other conditions in addition to diabetes. … percent more than stays for people who did not have diabetes ($10,937 versus $8,746, respectively). … Medicare paid 60 percent of the hospital stays of people with diabetes; private insurance, 23 percent … The West had the lowest hospitalization rate for diabetes, 1,866 per 100,000 persons, while the South

256. New Data Available That Show Relationship Between Diabetes, Obesity, and Chronic Disease
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     January 21, 2004 - New Data Available That Show Relationship Between Diabetes, Obesity, and Chronic Disease … , Obesity, and Chronic Disease New Data Available That Show Relationship Between Diabetes … Other data from MEPS: In 2000, over $18 billion was spent on health care for people with diabetes … In 2001, adults with diabetes were more than three times more likely to be extremely obese (body mass … Adults with diabetes were about one-and-a-half times more likely than adults without diabetes to have

257. New plain language guides on the comparison of insulin treatments for Type 2 diabetes are available | AHRQ Archive
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     May 02, 2009 - The consumer guide— Premixed Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults —is a primer on diabetes … , diabetes testing, and treatments. … The clinician guide— Premixed Insulin Analogues: A Comparison with Other Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes … The new guides on treatments for type 2 diabetes show that: When newer premixed insulin analogues were … Premixed Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults and Premixed Insulin Analogues: A Comparison

258. Keeping Diabetes Under Control Still Elusive for Many Americans | AHRQ Archive
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     May 13, 2009 - Keeping Diabetes Under Control Still Elusive for Many Americans | AHRQ Archive … Keeping Diabetes Under Control Still Elusive for Many Americans AHRQ News and Numbers, May 13, 2009 … Only slightly more than half of the 18 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes had their blood sugar … The Federal agency's analysis found that about 55 percent of American adults with diabetes had their … The report also indicates that another 6 million Americans may have diabetes but don't know it.

259. AHRQ News and Numbers: Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes Get Critically Important Yearly Exams
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     April 25, 2006 - AHRQ News and Numbers: Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes Get Critically Important Yearly Exams … Get Critically Important Yearly Exams Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes … More than 14 million adult Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, making it one of the nation's … If diabetes is diagnosed and treated effectively, complications, and associated health problems such … through improved primary care ( Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes ).

260. Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes
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     December 11, 2001 - Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes … Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes … The synthesis, Improving Care for Diabetes Patients Through Intensive Therapy and a Team Approach , … conditions like diabetes, as well as how to translate those research findings into improved clinical … , and that certain minorities also have much higher rates of diabetes-related complications and death