DM at the crossroads: survey highlights continuing challenges facing a young industry.
While the number of chronic diseases addressed by DM efforts is on the rise, only a small percentage of individuals who could be helped by such efforts are enrolled in formal DM programs. Further, the group which is most impacted by chronic disease--Medicare beneficiaries--is least likely of all to have access to DM activities. Check out these and other findings from a status report on the DM industry--where it has been, and where it is going.
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