Interdisciplinary Diabetes Care: A New Model for Inpatient Diabetes Education

This article describes the process used to develop, implement, and evaluate the model. This initiative achieved substantial cost savings, with no significant changes in length of stay (LOS) or diabetes readmission rates. This patient-centered model demonstrates how a team of interdisciplinary health care professionals can integrate services in providing care for a large population of patients with chronic disease.

Source: Diabetes Spectrum - November 16, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hardee, S. G.; Osborne, K. C.; Njuguna, N.; Allis, D.; Brewington, D.; Patil, S. P.; Hofler, L.; Tanenberg, R. J. Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research