title: The Clinical Center's blood glucose management service: a story in quality integrated care.
abstract: Blood glucose management in the inpatient setting has been shown to be crucial to patient outcomes. As the evidence develops to determine best clinical practices for achieving inpatient glycemic goals, the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health has implemented a streamlined multidisciplinary approach to managing blood glucose levels for hospitalized patients. The purpose of this article is to describe the blood glucose management service at the Clinical Center.
  
  
  
  The blood glucose management service has established a consistent plan of care for diabetes management that has gained acceptance among staff and patients and improved safety and patient outcomes. This plan of care has been applied across various nursing units that serve patient populations on clinical research trials investigating common and rare diseases and treating patients from the United States and around the world.
authors.affiliation: The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Feigenbaum, Ms Brooks, Ms Cochran)
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Feigenbaum
authors.affiliation: The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Feigenbaum, Ms Brooks, Ms Cochran)
authors.forename: Pamela G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: The NIH Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Chamberlain)
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.affiliation: The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Feigenbaum, Ms Brooks, Ms Cochran)
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.affiliation: Nurse consultant, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Adams-McLean)
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adams-McLean
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Branch staff clinician, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Malek)
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malek
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts (Dr Harlan)
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Harlan
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin