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Improving Diabetes Care in Communities (continued)
- Detroit:
- Maximize ROI from local teamwork effort
- Drive improvements in care with evidence-based guidelines
- Dr. Rod Hayward, U of M, on team suggests improved blood pressure care for diabetics reduces risk for heart disease.
- Dr. Jerry Yee, HFHS, Leads team and drafts algorithm
- Dr. David Atkins, AHRQ, corroborates strategy and collaborates on algorithm development and communication plan
- Dr. Mark Sawka, Oakland Southfield Physicians Group, leads test of algorithm with primary care physicians
- Jack Slingerland and Paul Miner, Novartis, support independent evaluation of test with data collected and compiled by MPRO, Michigan QIO
- Expected result: better care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists
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