Practice Management

A Teaching Resource Guide, Part 2 of 2

In this week's Homerun Slides, we provide you with Part 2 of A Teaching Resource...

Keep Your Waist Circumference to Less than Half Your Height

According to new research presented at a scientific meeting, waist to height ratio better is a better predictor of CVD and diabetes than BMI....

New Two-Step Screening Measurement Useful in Predicting Diabetes

The study compared the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or both in predicting type 2 diabetes....

ADA Standards of Care Check List (pdf)

  A1C is just one of the criteria for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. On this...

ADA Standards of Care Check List (pdf)

ADA Standards of Care Check List (pdf)  A1C is just one of the criteria for the diagnosis of ...

Doubts Over Long Term Effectiveness of Group Education for Diabetes Patients

A new study states that there are no long term benefits from type 2 diabetes group education programs....

Study Looks at Cost of Lowering HbA1c Cutoffs

In the low-cost intervention, the researchers determined that lowering the HbA1c cutoff from 6.0% to 5.9% would cost…. 

America's Waistline Expands and Costs Soar

The additional medical spending due to obesity is double previous estimates and exceeds even those of smoking....

AACE/ACE Diabetes Algorithm for Glycemic Control

View or download the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists diabetes...

AACE/ACE Diabetes Algorithm for Glycemic Control

AACE/ACE Diabetes Algorithm for Glycemic Control View or download the American...

"Calculate" Free App for Medical Professionals

"Calculate" Free App for Medical Professionals by QxMD, 4/5 stars "Calculate"...

Medicare Fund Exhausted by 2024

Funding for Medicare will be exhausted in 2024, according to the annual report from the program's trustees, but federal health officials note that the program would run dry eight years sooner if not for the Affordable Care Act. The good news is...

ADA/EASD Issue New Hyperglycemia Management Guidelines

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have issued a joint position statement emphasizing patient-specific treatment of hyperglycemia in persons with type 2 diabetes....

Noncompliance Linked to Mortality in Diabetes

Insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes who are noncompliant with their medication or clinic appointments face increased all-cause mortality....

The Challenges for the Self-Management of Diabetes

  People with diabetes invest a lot of time and effort managing their condition including not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organizing their medication and following a restrictive diet, but also social challenges ...

Heart Disease and Diabetes Guide

Heart Disease and Diabetes Guide

iPads Provide Better Patient Care

Although electronic health records can result in more time spent at computer workstations rather than patients' beds, the use of an iPad increased efficiency and provided better patient care, researchers found. When 115 internal medicine residents...

My Medication List

  Give patients this one-page printout (pdf) from Merck's Journey for Control...

My Medication List

My Medication List Give patients this one-page printout (pdf) from...

Lifestyle Counseling Dramatically Reduces Time to Reach Treatment Goals

Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control....

Public Reporting of Quality Measures Improves Diabetes Care

In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients...

Doctors Finally Advising Patients to Exercise

The number of doctors in the US telling patients to get physically active has increased in the past decade. New research shows that, in 2010 alone, one in three patients who visited a physician or other health professional had been told to...

New Codes for Reimbursement from Medicare for Preventive Services

You've probably heard that Medicare now covers an additional set of preventive services, such as intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease risk and obesity, and screening for depression. But do you know the rules concerning...

Electronic Health Records Improve Care for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Use of electronic health records shows promise for improving care and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but still has considerable room for improvement....

Obesity Diagnosis May Depend on Medical Professionals Weight

The study findings indicate that medical professionals with normal BMI more frequently reported discussing weight loss with patients than overweight or obese medical professionals....

Monthly Appointments Most Effective for Patients with Diabetes

Diabetes patients who receive regularly scheduled monthly care to learn how to improve their health have a more rapid recovery compared with similar patients who receive only sporadic healthcare visits....

The Three Key Features of High-Quality Primary Care

Americans with access to three key features of high-quality primary care have a lower risk of death....

Superior Diabetes Care Provided in Private Office Practices

Researchers found that residency clinics didn't deliver as much high-quality diabetes care as was found in private-practice physician offices....

Should All Hospital Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested?

The Endocrine Society released new clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in a non-critical care setting....

Individualized Management Can Improve Glycemic Control

A collaborative patient-centered approach might improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes who have a history of poor glycemic control....

Letter from the Editor: Shrink and Move Video, Telehealth

This week finishes off National Diabetes Month, and over the past few weeks I have received countless videos, emails and tweets about diabetes. I have also noticed that more and more of my patients are watching You Tube, Netflix, sports or TV on...

Four Drugs Responsible for 100,000 Emergency Hospitalizations for Seniors from Adverse Drug Events Yearly

Two thirds involve just a handful of anticoagulants and diabetes medications according to a study. The study, by researchers from the CDC, singles out 4 drugs and drug classes: warfarin, oral antiplatelet medications, insulins, and oral...

Patients Want More Engagement with Doctors

Patients are looking for doctors who will check up on them and offer guidance between office visits according to a new report, "A Fragile Nation in Poor Health," a look at why patients don't follow their doctors' treatment plans and what solutions...

Commercial Disease Management Programs are Ineffective

Commercial disease management models did not reduce hospital admissions or emergency room visits, or result in cost savings in a study of nearly 250,000 Medicare patients....

Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #18: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath

Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #17: Health Assessment, Management Targets, and Deciding on a Management Plan

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath

Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #14: Diagnosis and Classification

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath

Achieving and Outperforming Type 2 Diabetes HEDIS Measures

A Guide for Managed Care to Provide Clinicians with Tools to Support the Delivery of Consistent High-Quality Care   Reviewed by Daniel Schultz, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate,...

Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #10: Osteomyelitis

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath

The ADA Simulation Case Program

GLUCOCARD®YouChoose™ Wellness Program

  Managing diabetes is easier through small, simple...

GLUCOCARD®YouChoose™ Wellness Program

GLUCOCARD®YouChoose™ Wellness Program  Managing diabetes is easier through small,...

Reporting EHR "Meaningful Use" Gets a $64,000 Bonus for Physicians

Physicians who qualify can earn up to almost $64,000 under Medicare over 6 years if they demonstrate meaningful use of an EHR system. Plus, physicians still using paper charts in 2015 will get docked....

Shared Medical Appointments Presentation Slides, Part 2

"First, we will take a look at what in today's practice environment is stimulating a...

AACE Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Comprehensive Care Plan

The AACE released new medical guidelines for developing comprehensive care plans for the management of diabetes....

Editor's Note: Saline Pen Problem, More on SMA's

Since insulin is new to many of our patients we often train them with saline. Many of them are trained with pens containing saline regardless of the manufacturer. These pens contain the same preservatives as regular insulin and smell exactly the...

Understanding Shared Medical Appointments, Implementation Guide, Part 4

SMA Model Walk-Through

Shared Medical Appointments Presentation Slides, Part 1

"At this meeting, we are examining a concept called shared medical...

Understanding Shared Medical Appointments, Implementation Guide, Pt 3

Roles and Responsibilities

Understanding Shared Medical Appointments, Implementation Guide, Pt 2

  "Once the providers who will participate in the SMA pilot have ...

Editor's Note:

I spent five days last week flying and saw a lot of bags on luggage carrousels. People did some amusing things to make their bags easier to spot. There were red ribbons, fluorescent green straps and even one bag wrapped in a big pink outer cover...

Understanding Shared Medical Appointments, Implementation Guide, Part 1

This week we begin to delve into the logistics of setting up Shared Medical...

Cost-Effectiveness Strategies, Part 2

The systems in which most physicians work do not...

Physician's Empathy Associated with Positive Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Patients

A physician's empathy is an important factor associated with clinical competence....

Understanding Shared Medical Appointments, Part 1

An Introduction to Group Visits The...

Editor's Note: New Series on SMA's, Unexpected Side-Effects and More

According to almost every clinician I talk to, it is becoming harder and harder to have enough time with our patients and get reimbursed for it. This is especially true for diabetes patients and is bound to get worse as patients only want to come...

Group Visits Improve Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

Participating in diabetic group visits (DGVs) helped patients with Type 2 diabetes to control their condition....

Tool for your Practice: juvenation

juvenation "juvenation" is a new online social network community of the...

Tool for your Practice: juvenation

juvenation "juvenation" is a new online social network community of the...

Tool for Your Practice: Medicare Part D Pharmacist Quick Reference Guide

2011 Medicare Part D Pharmacist Quick Reference Guide C

Tool for Your Practice: Medicare Part D Pharmacist Quick Reference Guide

2011 Medicare Part D Pharmacist Quick Reference Guide C

Test Your Knowledge #549: The partners in a group practice recognize that the number of patients...

The partners in a group practice recognize that the number of patients in their practice who have diabetes is growing, and they are frustrated with trying to provide sufficient information to these patients during a busy office visit.

Tool for Your Practice: New Interactive P.A.D. Workbook

New Interactive P.A.D. Workbook – Warn Your Patients about P.A.D. This new online booklet from the...

How Medical Professionals Should Use Social Media According to the AMA's New Policy

AMA adopts policy for physicians' professional use of social media....

Tool for Your Practice: Medicare Plan Finder URGENT

URGENT: Medicare Plan Finder Let your patients know that their Part D Medicare Plan is...

Tool for Your Practice: Free Database -- eMPR Drug Monographs

Free Database -- eMPR Drug Monographs eMPR (electronic Monthly Prescribing Reference) is...

Tool for Your Practice: Free Database -- eMPR Drug Monographs

Free Database -- eMPR Drug Monographs eMPR (electronic Monthly Prescribing...

Tools for Your Practice: Two Smartphone Apps

File Organization and Access for your computer and cell phone: Dropbox™

Adding Pharmacists to Primary Care Teams in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

The study was done to evaluate the effect of adding pharmacists to primary care teams on management of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Type 2 diabetes....

Tool for Your Practice: It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

Tool for Your Practice: It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

Tool for Your Practice: More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes

More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes

Tool for Your Practice: Understanding Insulin Therapy

Understanding Insulin Therapy This week's Nipro...

Tool for Your Practice: Blood Glucose Monitoring

Blood Glucose Monitoring English/

Do This, Don’t Do That, Can’t You Read the Sign?

  Dr. Jen Nash, Clinical Psychologist

Master Clinician Programs and Bridges to Excellence

At the 37th Annual AADE meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Edward Shahady, who developed the Florida Academy of Family Physicians' "Diabetes Master Clinician Program," discussed methods used to improve diabetes care.

Tool for Your Practice: Best Low Carb Snacks

Best Low Carb Snacks (PDF)

Examining Group Office Visits for Diabetes Management

Group medical clinics are a potent strategy for improving blood pressure but not A1c level in diabetic patients as previous studies have shown.... 

When is good enough, good enough?

When is good enough, good enough? This past month I have been working on a CE/CME for pharmacists and physicians. The focus has been on diabetes control in the long term care and assisted living facilities....

On-Demand Care for Diabetics May Not Help

Diabetic adults using same-day medical scheduling to manage their care fared no better and, in some aspects, saw their condition worsen, compared with those who

Provider Networks To join or not to join-that is the question?

To join or not to join-that is the question. What is the answer? Provider networks are fairly new in the dietitian-world. They're not a cult; they're not a conspiracy. In fact, they are a great business opportunity that a dietitian's practice can...