Improving quality of care in diabetes through a comprehensive pharmacist-based disease management program

The use of pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings have led to improvements in disease control in patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Here, Leal et al describe the utility of a pharmacist-run disease management program in improving the ca...

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Published inDiabetes care Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 2983 - 2984
Main Authors LEAL, Sandra, GLOVER, Jon J, HERRIER, Richard N, FELIX, Anthony
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.12.2004
Subjects
Arizona
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Disease management
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Lipids - blood
Medical sciences
Pharmacists
Pharmacists - standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality of life
Arizona
Endocrinopathy
Human
Clinical management
Program
Treatment
Diabetes mellitus
Chemist
Quality
Public health
Care
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Summary:The use of pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings have led to improvements in disease control in patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Here, Leal et al describe the utility of a pharmacist-run disease management program in improving the care of predominantly indigent, Spanish-speaking patients with diabetes and common comorbid conditions.
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ISSN:0149-5992
1935-5548
DOI:10.2337/diacare.27.12.2983