Success Story - Diabetes Collaborative
February 2005
Describe the related Annual Action Plan activity
Health Systems, 2, Diabetes Collaborative
Author & Community
Kristine Perry, Youth and Community Coordinator
Steps to a Healthier Clark County
Community Choices
Steps cost, or resources used
Training: $5,600.00
In-kind, or community contribution
TBD
Partners
Family Wellness Center; Family Medicine of Southwest Washington; Southwest Washington Medical Center; Diabetes Work Group; Department of Health; Qualis Health; MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation; Group Health
Disease and/or Risk factor
Diabetes
Date
3/1/05
Public Health Problem: describe the problem, such as rate of diabetes, asthma, etc. Program Example: describe how your program addressed this problem. Describe steps taken to achieve the activity.
Training funded for two Clark County medical groups currently participating in the Washington State Diabetes Collaborative. The two medical groups provide medical care and service to low income population in Clark County. A Diabetes Collaborative is to provide a systematic approach to quality improvement. Health Care providers and their team test and measure practice innovations, then share their experiences. The result is a rapid learning and widespread implementation of best practices. Each medical team agrees to use a patient registry to case manage their diabetic patients.
The registry is free to the medical groups. The training also provides exposure to the Chronic Disease Care Model.
Implications and Impact of activity described: describe the impact on data, policies, etc.
To date, both medical groups continue to perform well and through their reports demonstrate improvements in the following diabetes indicators: glucose control, blood pressure control, LDL, self management goal, and tobacco cessation counseling for their patient population.
Describe the activity as an accomplishment or success, a promising practice, or a “lesson learned,” or a demonstration of a “best practice”: Would you recommend this activity for other communities? Why?
The Diabetes Collaborative is a demonstration of a best practice for disease and case management for diabetic patients. Over 47 teams in Washington State have participated in the past Diabetes Collaborative coordinated by the State of Washington , Department of Health and patient results have shown improved glucose control, blood pressure control, increased screening for the complications of diabetes and increased patient self-management and satisfaction.
Describe how this activity relates to sustainable policy change in your community, if applicable.
The current medical groups will continue to case manage their patients and work with the rapid cycle methodology and quality improvement. These two medical groups are recognizing that the use of patient care registries to manage their chronic disease populations is a proactive approach to patient care. Providing information on the value of the chronic disease care model is a first step in sustainable policy change
There is a hope for additional medical groups to join the Diabetes Collaborative. However, these medical groups may not have the appropriate level of IT technology and limited funding for both technology and additional staffing to load the data and attend the training. The STEPS grant could potentially provide additional funding.
