title: Diabetes management: improving care in HMO and community settings.
abstract: Developing an effective, quality-driven disease management program for the treatment of patients with diabetes has become essential for MCOs, which cover the majority of American individuals suffering from this condition. At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Diabetes Managed Care Program was developed and implemented in an effort to provide a model for similar diabetes management initiatives in both managed health care plans and community settings.
authors.affiliation: University of California at Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care