Michael J. Durfee, MSPH

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February 28th 2012

Care by Cell Phone: Text Messaging for Chronic Disease Management

Henry H. Fischer, MD Susan L. Moore, MSPH David Ginosar, MD Arthur J. Davidson, MD, MSPH Cecilia M. Rice-Peterson, RN, BSN Michael J. Durfee, MSPH Thomas D. MacKenzie, MD, MSPH Raymond O. Estacio, MD Andrew W. Steele, MD, MPH, MSc

Cell phoneâ€œbased text messaging may be used to feasibly support chronic disease management and engagement in diabetes self-care behaviors for some patients.

February 28th 2012

Nurse-Run, Telephone-Based Outreach to Improve Lipids in People With Diabetes

Henry H. Fischer, MD Sheri L. Eisert, PhD Rachel M. Everhart, MS Michael J. Durfee, MSPH Susan L. Moore, MSPH Stanley Soria, RN Diana I. Stell, RN Cecilia M. Rice-Peterson, RN, BSN Thomas D. MacKenzie, MD, MSPH Raymond O. Estacio, MD

Nurses can improve lipid control in people with diabetes in a primarily indigent population through telephone care using moderately complex algorithms. Telephone-based outreach may decrease resource utilization.