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The Compendium was developed for the first annual Taking on Diabetes: Care in the New Millennium conference, August 3-5, 1999 in Washington, DC. It includes peer-reviewed abstracts of published studies demonstrating improvement in diabetes health care, peer review organization (PRO) national projects on diabetes, and community and worksite projects.

The quality improvement studies were identified by a literature search conducted by the Center for Health Studies at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and its Clinical Area Support Peer Review Organization (CASPRO) for diabetes, the Texas Medical Foundation (TMF), recruited an expert panel to review the studies for inclusion in this compendium.

The compendium also includes abstracts describing quality improvement projects conducted by Medicare PROs, the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Abstracts from the IHS and the VA were written by staff from those organizations. Measures reported in the abstracts relate to the measures of the national Diabetes Quality Improvement Project (DQIP). Those measures address glycemic control, hypertension, lipid management, eye care, nephropathy, and foot care.

The community and worksite abstracts were prepared by the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). AAHP conducted a search of the published literature and reviewed articles to identify effective community and worksite diabetes intervention strategies. The literature review included publications from the past 10 years. The searches were refined and articles were evaluated for appropriateness and soundness of methodology before inclusion in the compendium.

In addition to providing information about replicable programs, these articles also have been selected to offer details about the planning and development of collaborative community and worksite interventions. Because the initial stages of development are crucial to the long-term success of these types of initiatives, several articles were included that provide insight on pre-implementation organizational structure and the elements of successful project planning.

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The Compendium of Diabetes Best Practices

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Improving Clinical Effectiveness

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Federally-Funded Diabetes Quality Improvement Projects

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Worksite and Community-Based Quality Improvement Projects

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Bibliography - Clinical Efficacy

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Appendix - Compendium of Best Practices