EDC: Everyone with Diabetes Counts

Thursday, May 28, 2015

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1. Private, nonprofit healthcare consulting firm

2. Served as QIO for Virginia since 1984

3. Health IT Regional Extension Center

VHQC Overview

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Quality Innovation Network QIOs (QIN-QIOs):• Regionalized and

cover 2 to 6 states• QIO contract cycle

extended to 5 years

CMS QIO Program

VHQC is the QIN-QIO for Maryland and Virginia.

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QIN-QIO Aims

Better Health Better Care Lower Costs

• Improving cardiac health & reducing cardiac disparities

• Reducing disparities in diabetes care

• Coordinating prevention through HIT

• Reducing healthcare-associated infections

• Reducing healthcare-acquired conditions

• Coordinating care to reduce readmits & adverse drug events

• Quality improvement through physician value-based modifier

• Local QIO projects

Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prev/national/figadults.htm

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Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

2012 Data:

Rate of 9.8 per 100 Adults with diagnosed diabetes

CDC National Diabetes Surveillance System

Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

CDC National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014

Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

General desired outcomes :

• Improve clinical outcomes of HbA1c, Lipids, BP, Weight Control

• Decrease the # of LEA due to diabetes complications

• Improve health literacy• Increase adherence to clinical guidelines

Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

Path to achieving desired outcomes

Community-Based Beneficiary &

Family Engagement

Stanford DSME Program Spread &

Sustainability

Stakeholder Collaboration &

Alignment

Provider Awareness & Recruitment

Train-the-Trainer

DSMT/ DSME Education

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Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

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Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

Stanford DSME Program

• Workshop: 6 consecutive weekly sessions• each session is 2 ½ hours

• Group format: 8-16 participants per workshop• Taught in community-based settings:

community centers, senior centers, public housing facilities, libraries, churches, any available classroom space

• Free to participants• Resource book Living a Healthy Life with

Chronic Conditions

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Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

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Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC):

Pre-diabetes Education

Sharing of Resources

Transfer of Knowledge

Caregiver and Family

Education

EDC

Stay Connected

Connect with us for the latest, up-to-date information.

@MD_VAQIN http://qin.vhqc.org

http://vhqc-qinqio.ning.com/initiatives/diabetic-care

Online Community

Contact VHQC

Kim (Hindley) Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQImprovement Consultant, EDCkladd@vhqc.org804.289.5320

Camille Coy, BAImprovement Consultant, EDCccoy@vhqc.org804.289.5320

This material was prepared by VHQC, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland and Virginia, under contract with the Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. VHQC/B.2/5/51/2015/2169.

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