A patient outreach program between visits improves diabetes care: A pilot study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-136

  Denberg, Thomas D ^a,c   Myers, Beth A ^a   Eckel, Robert H ^a   Mcdermott, Michael T ^a   Dickinson, W Perry ^b   Lin, Chen Tan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate health care; Disease categories; Endocrine disorders; General medicine; General practice; Guidelines; Incl. diabetes; Information technology; Measurement of quality; Primary care; Professions; Quality improvement; Quality indicators; Quality management; Setting of care

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; COLORADO; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 62849092992     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn060     Document Type: Article

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