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End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Diabetes Hospitalizations Dropped 35% over last 6 Years

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005

Improvements in quality of care, the increase in the numbers of people with diabetes, particularly younger people, because they are not as sick a population yet, contributed to the reduction

US Hepatitis Outbreaks Tied to Use of Blood Glucose Monitors

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005

Improper use of blood sugar testing devices likely fueled a string of hepatitis B outbreaks in U.S. nursing homes that killed two people with diabetes and sent a number of others to hospital, federal and state health officials said.

Preventing Diabetes Hospitalizations Could Save U.S. $2.5 Billion Annually

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

Hospital costs for patients with multiple stays averaged $23,100 and women with diabetes were two to four times as likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular disease as women who did not have diabetes

Extra Pay Motivates Physicians To Better Diabetes Outcomes

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Several big employers in Cincinnati and Louisville say they might have found a novel way to control the ever-rising costs of health care: paying doctors a bonus for providing high-quality care.

Skipping Diabetes Meds Ups Risk of Hospitalization

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year period.

Poor A1c Tests Related to Low Health Literacy in America

Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

As many as 90 million American adults lack the reading and math skills needed to understand basic health information and navigate the U.S. healthcare system, according to a report issued Thursday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).