Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Improving Diabetes Care in Communities (continued)

• Detroit:
  • Maximize ROI from local teamwork effort
  • Drive improvements in care with evidence-based guidelines
  • Dr. Rod Hayward, U of M, on team suggests improved blood pressure care for diabetics reduces risk for heart disease.
  • Dr. Jerry Yee, HFHS, Leads team and drafts algorithm
  • Dr. David Atkins, AHRQ, corroborates strategy and collaborates on algorithm development and communication plan
  • Dr. Mark Sawka, Oakland Southfield Physicians Group, leads test of algorithm with primary care physicians
  • Jack Slingerland and Paul Miner, Novartis, support independent evaluation of test with data collected and compiled by MPRO, Michigan QIO
• Expected result: better care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists