title: Need a diabetes program? Database can help prove it.
abstract: A new database from the Evanston, IL-based consulting firm Sachs Group contains extensive diabetes prevalence and utilization statistics right down to the county and zip code level. Sachs says relying on national statistics instead of local ones could severely skew your benchmarking efforts. Local numbers can offer realistic expectations of patient days and emergency room visits, for instance, to help you set goals and rates for your program.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019468:Disease Management; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology