Editor’s Note, DCMS #133

There is a lot of clamor about the new way of providing healthcare, and how quality becomes important to maximize reimbursement potential. A part of this quality initiative involves Value Based Purchasing. To help you understand the concept of VBP as it is called, we are providing you with a three-part Homerun Slides series on how VBP can affect diabetes and cholesterol care.

Our Clinical Text from Diabetic Emergencies is the second part on treating Hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycemia, and our Disaster Averted looks at the alarming numbers of errors that occur when insulin orders are either mis-written or mis-filled.

This week’s Mastery In Minutes video is from Evan Sisson who answers the question, What Are the Current Guidelines on Lipid Treatment?