title: Improving outcomes for patients with diabetes using Joslin Diabetes Center's Registry and Risk Stratification system.
abstract: Joslin Diabetes Center's Registry and Risk Stratification System collects data on key measures of diabetes care and provides diabetes decision support to primary care providers. Specifically, this system identifies high-risk patients in a population, recommends patient-specific interventions based on Joslin's clinical guidelines, and reports a clinic's process and quality metrics for benchmarking and regional comparisons. This article describes Joslin's system and its impact on the quality of diabetes care in the primary care setting.
authors.affiliation: Joslin's Strategic Initiatives Division, USA.
authors.forename: Karen Golden
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenzweig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001900:Boston; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States