Success of a diabetes health management program in employer-based health care centers

AAOHN J. 2011 Dec;59(12):513-8. doi: 10.3928/08910162-20111116-02. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

Abstract

Population health-based chronic care models of care are useful in improving the health of a population while decreasing the health care dollars spent on the population. Diabetes is a disease that can be evaluated and treated using these models of care. The Metro Nashville Public Schools Diabetes Health Management Program has been shown to be beneficial to both clients and their insurance trust in improving the health of this population of individuals and decreasing the dollars spent on this disease.

MeSH terms

  • Cost Savings
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / economics*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / economics*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Health Services / economics*
  • Occupational Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Schools / economics*
  • Schools / organization & administration*
  • Tennessee