Small physician practice tracks outcomes of diabetes care, revamps based on results.
When your data finds patient outcomes don't justify program expense. Princeton Medical Group in San Antonio tracked the outcomes of its diabetes patients and determined that an expensive case management program wasn't worth the cost. Here's how the group practice measured care and costs, and what physicians are doing now to revamp the program to make it more effective.
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