New direction for enhancing quality in diabetes care: Utilizing telecommunications and paraprofessional outreach workers backed by an expert medical team

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 358-363

  Mayes, Penelope Ann ^a   Silvers, Abraham ^b   Prendergast, J Joseph ^a  

^a Endocrine Metabolic Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Disease management; Home health; Telemmmedicine

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD-PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GLUCOSE MONITORING; HISPANIC POPULATION; HOME HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TEAMS; NEW DIRECTIONS; PRIMARY CARE; REPEATED MEASURES; RISK TYPES; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T-TESTS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUCOSE; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BLOOD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 77952352538     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0110     Document Type: Article

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