Clinical and Economic Impact of a Digital, Remotely-Delivered Intensive Behavioral Counseling Program on Medicare Beneficiaries at Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.
Fang ChenWenqing SuShawn H BeckerMike PayneCynthia M Castro SweetAnne L PetersTimothy M DallPublished in: PloS one (2016)
A digital, remotely-delivered IBC program can help seniors at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease achieve significant weight loss, reduces risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and achieve meaningful medical cost savings. These findings affirm recommendations for IBC coverage by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- glycemic control
- affordable care act
- primary care
- bariatric surgery
- smoking cessation
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- weight gain
- life cycle