One Size Doesn ’t Fit All: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Hypoglycemia in Diabetics in an Acute Rehabilitation Center

Management of diabetes in post-acute settings needs special considerations. Hypoglycemia in the skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities can lead to readmissions and complications including falls. Current EHR care-sets may not make a distinction between hospital and post-acute settings regarding diabetes management. The current diabetes management care-set in the EHR of our large healthcare system includes checking the blood sugar QID/AC/HS (before breakfast, lunch and dinner, and bedtime).
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: research