Lean Implementation for Graduating Optimally Controlled Stable Type 2 Diabetics from Endocrine Specialty Clinic Back to Primary Care.
Lynn A BurmeisterPeter G HarperAlvina BrueggemannPatricia AdamMary LogeaisKelly SchechterKatie DuncanHolly BoyerPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
The innovation and feasibility of opening SC access through the use of a team-based graduation program to transfer stable diabetes patients back to their home clinic was demonstrated. This innovation has the potential to support health system triage of new patients to limited access specialty care.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- weight loss
- skeletal muscle
- chronic pain
- health insurance
- patient reported