Diabetes Care News Posts
Making the Rounds: Advancing Quality Improvement Efforts during Health Conference Season
Each fall, healthcare professionals in South Dakota trade a day or two of patient rounds and healthcare services for conference sessions and networking. From mid-September well into October, content experts share their insights on a broad range of topics from...
Solutions for Super Utilizers Needed to Reduce Medical Cost Burden
As year-end approaches, employers and every individual approaching retirement age is carefully considering the impact of rising healthcare costs and insurance premiums. Decisions related to lifestyle, employment and even medication or recommended health treatment are...
Quality Improvement Organizations: A Driving Force for Quality Improvement
Since 1984, Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) have been a driving force for quality improvement throughout the country. On September 15, Modern Healthcare published an infographic on the 2017 Quality Improvement Organization efforts. The data draws...
Understanding the 2017 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Are you interested in achieving or renewing your American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) accreditation or American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognition for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services? Do you have questions about the...
South Dakota Better Choices, Better Health Lay Leaders in Demand
Positive health outcomes from the Better Choices, Better Health with Diabetes program has led to a growing demand for workshops and lay leaders. Full details for the lay leader training scheduled for September in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD, has been posted on the...
Toolkits Support Pharmacists Central Role in Health Management
Whether swinging through the drive-through or stopping by the pharmacy counter, individuals with prescriptions for managing a chronic health issue are in regular contact with their pharmacist. Medication consumers rely on these healthcare professionals to answer...
Life’s Simple 7…Small Steps to Big Changes
Stroke can happen to anyone at any time. Stroke is not just an older person’s disease. Risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes are happening at younger ages. Unfortunately, risk factors may not be recognized and...
Working the Mind and Body at Work
The many demand s from deadlines, to-do lists and meetings of all kinds leave no time for an idle mind during an average workday. The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) third annual National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day held on Wednesday, May 2, encourages people to use...
2017 Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. Estimated at $327 Billion
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Lewin Group published a report in March 2018, updated from 2012, showing a 26 percent increase in the costs of diabetes. This is due to increased diabetes prevalence and increased per person cost. This cost increase is...
Oral Health in Older Adults: An Essential Component to Overall Health
Recent research suggests ties between poor oral health and diabetes, stroke, heart disease, lung disease and other serious health issues (CDC). In addition, In 2013, an estimated $111 billion was spent on dental services in the United States. Older adults spend more...
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