The diabetes education committee has developed and distributed posters committee supports a community based diabetes education program and support group. …
The Kokomo coalition has implemented a comprehensive care management
program for diabetes The program includes physician and patient
education, screenings to identify undiagnosed, sponsorship of a support
group, school-based education, a link to the DaimlerChrysler wellness
programs, and measurement of results
The Clinical Practice Committee has encouraged the use of best practice
guidelines for care for diabetes for several years The committee
distributed guidelines published by the state health department and check
sheets for use in patient charts to physicians in the community A
physician CME on diabetes prevalence and management was conducted in
partnership with the County Medical Society
The diabetes guidelines are also contained on patient pocket cards that
have been distributed in physician offices, pharmacies, work sites, and
health fairs The pocket cards help both patients and physicians keep
track of the screenings and tests that are needed on a regular basis
The diabetes education committee has developed and distributed posters
throughout the community to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of
diabetes, the problem
of pre-diabetes in children, and how diabetes
patients can make the most of a doctor visit The committee developed
diabetes education curriculum for elementary schools in partnership with
a local community college and is sponsoring a diabetes seminar for
parents and students at a local elementary and middle school Finally,
the committee supports a community based diabetes education program and
support group Last year, 64 DCC members were referred to the education
program
The coalition is monitoring and evaluating the results of these efforts
Since 2001, the frequency of Hba1c testing in the community has increased
from 83 to 84, the average value of Hba1c tests has declined from 727
to 670, the percentage of tests under 700 has increased from 551 to
70, and the percentage of tests over 95 has declined from 127 to 4
All measures indicate an improvement in diabetes management and control
The coalition screened over 5,300 people last year with 12 testing
positive for diabetes For DaimlerChrysler, inpatient admits and
payments per 1000 in Kokomo have been well below corporate averages,
resulting in savings of approximately 232,000
since 2001
Source:ddri.org
