Diabetes

Just as diabetes care started the movement toward population management, it is leading the way to new payment models, according to speakers who appeared at a symposium to open the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

We assessed challenges and barriers to annual diabetic eye examinations for a managed care Medicaid population and make recommendations to improve population-level screening.

This week CMS released their third round of annual data, the value-based topics of the American Society of Clinical Oncology gained new ground, and The American Journal of Managed Care will travel to their 75th session of the American Diabetes Association in Boston.

Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, chief medical officer at Joslin Diabetes Center, believes that payment reform is the tool that will drive innovation and value in the healthcare industry.

John Kitchens, MD, discusses the impact of diabetic eye disease and macular diabetic edema for patients on both a societal standpoint and an individual standpoint.

Brenda Schmidt, MS, MBS, moderates a discussion on the diabetes online community and the opportunity for social media in type 1 and type 2 diabetes care. She is joined by panelists Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, BC-ADM; Thomas C. Hawkins, MD, MS; Amy Tenderich, MA, and Kerri Sparling.

Silvio Inzucchi, MD, professor, Yale University School of Medicine; sectional chief of endocrinology, and medical director of Yale Diabetes Center, believes that the landscape for diabetes is constantly changing in terms of managing glucose-lowering medications.

Published in Diabetes Care, the study found that earlier detection, and importantly, initiating treatment early, can reduce cardiovascular risks.

At Patient-Centered Diabetes Care held April 16-17 in Boston, Massachusetts, Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MA, MPH, senior clinical investigator at HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research and clinical associate professor or family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, kicked off the meeting with a discussion communicating treatment information to patients.

Children and families can benefit so much from these camps. Yes, MCOs should pay and here is why.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

Authors led by Harvard's Frank Hu, MD, write that combating diabetes worldwide requires policy solutions that recognize the societal and environmental forces that work against those who might try to pursue healthier lifestyles. Hu recently spoke at Patient-Centered Diabetes Care 2015, presented by The American Journal of Managed Care and Joslin Diabetes Center.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

Evidence-Based Diabetes Management invited the YMCA's Jonathan Lever, vice president for health strategy and innovation, to comment on his organization's involvement with the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

Until this study, no one had reported on how the discrepancies between adult and pediatric guidelines might affect treatment for young adults.

Two new insulins marketed by Sanofi offer improved options for patients: Toujeo is longer acting than its predecessor, Lantus. Afrezza, an inhaled insulin, is gaining praise from patients, if not from Wall Street.

Risk factors associated with diabetic ketoacidosis typically do not change. Preventing DKA should focus on identification of those most at risk and educating them good self-care to avoid incidents.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

The findings in Diabetes Care served as early confirmation of what some had feared: a bifurcated Medicaid system will lead to an American of haves and have-nots in healthcare.

An evidence review supports a proposed USPSTF recommendation to update how the healthcare system screens for prediabetes.

Major professional and advocacy groups back legislation to create access to the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

With the right support, community providers can offer an effective approach to promoting population health and preventing chronic disease.