A controlled trial of population management diabetes mellitus: Putting evidence into practice (DM-PEP)

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 2299 - 2305
• Main Authors: GRANT, Richard W, CAGLIERO, Enrico, MEIGS, James B, SULLIVAN, Christine M, DUBEY, Anil K, ESTEY, Greg A, WELL, Eric M, GESMUNDO, Joseph, NATHAN, David M, SINGER, Daniel E, CHUEH, Henry C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Aged; Attitude of Health Personnel; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - nursing; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Disease management; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nursing Assessment; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - standards; Primary care; Probability; Prognosis; Public health; Registries; Risk factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; United States; Human; Clinical management; Treatment; Surveillance; Primary health care; Controlled diabetes; Clinical trial; Population; Public health

Population-level strategies to organize and deliver care may improve diabetes management. We conducted a multiclinic controlled trial of population management in patients with type 2 diabetes. We created diabetic patient registries (n = 3,079) for four primary care clinics within a single academic h...