Metabolic control and adherence to american diabetes association practice guidelines in a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic
| Autor: | Sandra N. Nowak, Linda A. Jaber, Everett Campbell, Renu Singh, Anthony Clarke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism education Pharmacist Primary care Pharmacists Ambulatory Care Facilities Diabetes clinic Diabetes management Diabetes mellitus Internal Medicine Medicine Humans Hypoglycemic Agents health care economics and organizations Glycemic Advanced and Specialized Nursing American diabetes association business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Metabolic control analysis Family medicine Practice Guidelines as Topic Female Guideline Adherence business |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes care. 25(8) |
| ISSN: | 0149-5992 |
| Popis: | The provision of diabetes care has shifted from the specialist to the generalist in primary care practice. Evidence suggests utilization of nonphysician providers in conjunction with physician-directed protocols improves glycemic control (1). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic (PMC) on glycemic control and adherence to American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of medical care in a collaborative physician-pharmacist practice. This was a retrospective analysis comparing patients referred to the PMC for diabetes management with a randomly selected group of patients with diabetes, managed exclusively by their primary care physicians. Only patients with a minimum of 3 months of laboratory data and two visits to the pharmacist or physicians were included. Pharmacist-managed clinic patients (16 … |
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