Volume 9 Number 3 1996


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FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE
The Impact of Managed Care on the Care of Diabetes Patients

Mayer Davidson, MD,
Guest Editor

186 A Nurse-Coordinated Intervention for Primary Care Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Impact on Glycemeic Control and Health-Related Quality of Life
Summary and Commentary by Patricia L. Splett, PhD, RD
169 Introduction
Mayer Davidson, MD

 

 

 

188 Conclusions
Mayer Davidson, MD
Sandy Gillespie, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE
170 Quality of Outpatient Care Provided to Diabetic Patients: An HMO Experience
Summary and Commentary by Irl B. Hirsch,
191
Patient Information Tear Out Page: How Good is Your Diabetes Care?
172 Diabetes and Managed Care
Summary and Commentary by Jeffrey S. Mason, MD

 

 

 



158

FEATURE ARTICLE
The Integrated Approach to Diabetes Mellitus: The Impact of Clinical Information Systems, Consumerism, and Managed Care
Jaan Sidorov, MD, FACP, and Ronald Harris, MD
174 Community Diabetes Care:
A 10-Year Perspective

Summary and Commentary
by Anne L. Peters, MD


155
DEPARTMENTS

Editorial: A Braveheart in managed Care
Linda M. Siminerio, MS, RD, CDE

176 Outcomes of patients with Hypertension and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Treated by Different Systems and Specialties: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study
Summary and Commentary by
Matthew C. Riddle, MD, and Diane M. Karl, MD

 

165 Nutrition FYI: Implementing Liberalized Carbohydrate Guidelines: Nutrition Free-for-All or a More Rational Approach to Carbohydrate Consumption?
Sandy Gillespie, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE
178 Management of Patients With Diabetes by Nurses With Support of Subspecialists
Summary and Commentary by Steven V. Edelman, MD

 

195 Networking . . . Across the Spectrum
180 Impact of Endocrine and Diabetes Team Consultation on Hospital Length of Stay for Patients With Diabetes Summary and Commentary by David K. McCulloch, MD, FRCP

 

 

 

198 Recommended Reading
The Sun, The Rain, and The Insulin:
Growing Up With Diabetes
Reviewed by Don P. Wilson, MD

Daily Pyramid Planner:
Reviewed by Becky Schaafer, MS, RD, CDE

182 Cost-Effectiveness of Detecting and Treating Didabetic Retinopathy
Summary and Commentary by Richard Eastman, MD

 

199 Clinical Decision Making:
Hypertriglyceridemia and Pancreatitis in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed IDDM
Margaret Daly, MD, and Mary Korytkowski, MD
184 Cost Effectiveness of Screening and Early Treatment of Mephropathy in patients with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Summary and Commentary by William H. Herman, MD, MPH

 

202 Lifestyle and Behavior
John M. Jackicic, PhD, and Elizabeth A. Leermakers, PhD
  206 ADA News

Copyright © 1997 American Diabetes Association
Last updated: 10/98