Diabetes patient education: the state of the art.
In the relatively short time it has existed, the Diabetes Care and Resource Center has helped to decrease hospital length of stay for the person with diabetes from 9.1 to 7.4 days and to decrease hospital readmissions. Patients, physicians, and the community have been extremely supportive of the program and the increase in staff and patient morale promotes a positive approach to a chronic condition. With the increased emphasis on cost containment and prevention, it would seem that a multidisciplinary approach to diabetes is an ideal way to meet these goals.
D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*