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NewsPatient-centered medical homes improve diabetes care
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) reduced mortality rates and improved outcomes in diabetes patients, according to a recent study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Read more...
Study: Early insulin use for Type II diabetics is safe for patients
Type 2 diabetics have traditionally resisted taking insulin until the last possible minute, figuring that they'd end up with low blood sugar, weight gain or a worse quality of gain. Doctors have been Read more...
Study: Value-based insurance design improves diabetes medicine use
A new study has concluded that a value-based insurance program--in this case, meaning one that lowers prices for procedures or medications meeting evidence-based criteria for benefit--can Read more...
CVS Caremark accused of violating patient privacy
A few weeks ago we told you that the cost of diabetes care had skyrocketed in recent years. Now pharmaceutical benefits manager CVS Caremark is accused of doing their part to make the trend worse. Read more...
Cost of diabetes care has nearly doubled in six years
Over the course of the last six years, the cost of diabetes medicine in the U.S. has nearly doubled, from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5 billion in 2007, according to a new study that appeared in the Read more...
| Press ReleasesIntercede Health Announces Plans for Comprehensive Diabetes Care ClinicsClinics will offer a one-stop shop for diabetes education, treatment, and management HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intercede Health, a privately held medical management company founded in 1996, Read more >> Microsoft Implements Chronic Condition Management Platform at Denver HealthProgram uses familiar technology for communication between caregivers and diabetes patients.REDMOND, Wash. and DENVER, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced early results Read more >> $60 Million Settlement by Korein Tillery in Pfizer Rezulin Case Finances Research for Illinois Law To Improve School CareST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A grant from a $60 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by Korein Tillery led to a new Illinois law that improves care for children with diabetes at schools Read more >> Mayo Clinic Launches New Center to Focus on How Health Care is DeliveredROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Read more >> The Type 2 Talk™ Public Health Initiative Launches to Motivate People to Actively Manage Their Type 2 DiabetesPRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and its educational arm - the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) - in partnership with Read more >> |
