Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care

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Needs and Priorities for Systems Change
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»	How Self-Assessment Can Help
»	Program Assessment Tools
»	Resources

Introduction to the Better Diabetes Care Website
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»	Why this Website was Developed
»	Who Developed this Website
»	How Tools are Selected
»	Who can Benefit from this Site
»	How to Use this Website
»	Website User Survey
»	What's New

Framework for Making Systems Changes

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Evidence-Based Decision-Making

-	Examples of Rating System
-	Numeric Presentation
-	Sources of Evidence-Based Decision-Making
-	Resources

Information Systems

-	Starting a Registry
-	Essential Functions
-	Resources
-	Examples

How to Make Systems Changes for Improved Care

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»	Resources
»	References

What We Want to Achieve through Systems Changes

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Patient-Centered Care

-	Dimensions
-	Patient Education & Motivation
-	Factors
-	Education Examples
-	How to
-	Health Insurance Coverage
-	Resources

Clinical Management

Team Care

-	Defining the Team
-	Steps
-	Advantages

Community Partnerships

-	Steps
-	Education Examples
-	Resources

Addressing Issues

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Aligning Payment Policies with Care

-	Barriers & Insurance
-	Fixing the Quality Care Problem
-	Incentives and Opportunities
-	Examples
-	Resources

Improving Cultural Competency

Professional Training

-	Concepts
-	Levels
-	Barriers
-	Resistance to Change
-	Effective Examples
-	Reources

Evaluation of Progress and Effects of Change
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»	Principles for Using Data to Support Clinical Improvement
»	Outcome and Process Measures
»	Differences Between Quality Improvement and Clinical Research Data
»	Resources

Toolbox
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»	Behavior Change Resource on the NDEP website
»	Clinical Practice Recommendations
»	Risk Assessment
»	Assessing Need for Quality Improvement
»	Algorithms
»	Diabetes Prevention
»	Patient Education Materials
»	Patient Education Programs
»	Management Support Tools
»	Computer Registries
»	Data Abstraction Tools
»	Cost of Diabetes Assessment Tools
»	Other Tool-Related Resources

Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care

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Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care is a National Diabetes Education Program website that provides information, models, links, resources and tools to help health care professionals:

Assess needs for systems change
Develop strategic plans
Implement tools for action
Evaluate the systems change process

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Support For Behavior Change Resource Visit this new resource on the NDEP site to find tools and programs that can help your patients making lifestyle and behavior changes. The resource also includes research articles on lifestyle changes and behavioral strategies.

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