title: Community health initiative uses casefinding, intervention to boost prevention and revenues.
abstract: As part of a casefinding effort, one hospital-based DM initiative found medical records to be chock full of clues and warning signs of impending major health care problems. Using its newfound data source, the hospital developed a diabetes DM plan that has mushroomed into a full-scale disease prevention strategy.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D019468:Disease Management; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008404:Massachusetts; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D017010:Reminder Systems; D012307:Risk Factors