Diabetes
Adult onset diabetes is common in the Medicare population, with over 190,000 Americans dying each year from the disease's complications. For most patients, complications from diabetes (including blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease) can be prevented or delayed with appropriate monitoring and treatment. However, studies indicate that diabetes care is sub-optimal.
Primaris aims to reduce the rates of blindness, amputations, kidney failure and diabetes-associated cardiovascular disease by providing proven-effective tools and resources for Missouri health care professionals. These materials, available at no charge to Missouri clinicians, improve the management of diabetes by facilitating physician office systems changes. To order any of our free materials, click here.
In addition, Primaris offers the following resources to staff implementing diabetes quality improvement projects in their facilities:
• Access to a team of professionals certified in health care quality
• Easy-to-use and adapt quality improvement tools
• Data abstraction tools and services
• Continuous quality improvement training and services
For additional diabetes resources, visit www.medqic.org. MedQIC is the Medicare Quality Improvement Community, a Web-based resource created and supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its Medicare National Quality Improvement Priorities. You can also contact your hospital's Primaris representative.