Diabetes Program for Cleveland Clinic

Paper Summary:

This proposal concerns the introduction of a diabetes IT program for the Cleveland Clinic, following a successful eClinic initiative to involve patients in their heart care. The product presented in this paper is a home health care diabetes monitor which is web-based, but uses some of the digital download capabilities of common glucose testers. This paper demonstrates that the patient's closer monitoring will result in better outcomes and a better financial picture for the Cleveland Clinic. The writer concludes that the adoption of a diabetes home monitoring system will bring benefits to all concerned, and help the Clinic to meet and expand its mission. By insuring patient compliance through feedback to the patient, his/her family, and the healthcare professionals, the patient not only improves his/her outcome, but also reduces costs to the healthcare system.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Cleveland Clinic
Achieving the Overall Business Plan of the Organization
Diabetes Monitoring will Strengthen this Institution
Using IT Tools will Strengthen Loyalty to the Clinic
Positive Partnering with the Patient and the Clinic's Staff
Patient Outcomes are Improved
Quality
Staff is Competent to Use the Technology
Organization is Ready to Employ this Technology
Improving Access and Service to Patients
Safety
The Technology Facilitates Providing a Safe Workplace
Integration/Implementation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Diabetes monitoring at home is a logical extension of the work done at the Cleveland Clinic. That is because our institution serves patients who are obese, who have vascular problems, and who have other results of diabetes. By reaching out to the community and helping diabetes sufferers, we offer both a continuation of their treatment in the Clinic, as well as an early-warning method which ties those patients to our institution.
"By tending to those patients within our capitated health plan, we can assure better compliance, and therefore lower patient costs. Given that the greater Cleveland area is home to 1.1 million people, and the number of diabetics is estimated at 44,000 people . This means that the Cleveland Clinic can offer outpatient services using IT which improve our overall market coverage and improves patient care."

Sample of Sources Used:

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• Buchanan, T. X. (2002). Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes by Treatment of Insulin Resistance: Comparison of Early vs. Late Intervention in the TRIPOD Study. 62nd ADA Scientific Sessions (pp. Abstract No. 140-OR). New York: ADA.
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