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I. Home Page
» NDEP Health Care Provider Work Group
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II. Introduction
» Why This Website Was Developed
»  Who Developed This Website
» How Tools are Selected
» Who Can Benefit from This Site
» How to Use the Website
» Website User Survey
» What's New
   
III. Needs and Priorities for Systems Change
» Microsystems
»  Self-Assessment 
» Practice/Organization Redesign 
» Tools
 
- Assessment Survey
- Best Practice Model
- Chronic Care Model
» Resources
   
IV. Framework for Making Systems Changes
» Evidence-Based Decision-Making
 
- Examples of Rating System
- Numeric Presentation
- Sources of Evidence-Based Decision-Making
- Resources
» Information Systems
 
- Essential Functions
- Starting a Registry
- Resources
- Examples
   
V. How to Make Systems Changes for Improved Care
» Commitment and Incentives
» Identify Gaps
»  Establish Goals for Improvement
» Models for Chronic Care Improvement
 
- Chronic Care Model
- PDSA Cycle
- Enhanced Primary Care Model
» Assessment and Accountability
» Changes at Various Levels 
» Successful Quality Improvement Projects
» Resources
   
VI. What We Want to Achieve Through Systems Changes
» Patient-Centered Care
 
- Dimensions
- Patient Education
- Factors
- Education Examples
- How to
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Resources
»  Clinical Management
 
- Resources
» Team Care
 
- Defining the Team
- Steps
- Advantages
» Community Partnerships
 
- Steps
- Education Examples
- Resources
   
VII. Addressing Issues
» Aligning Payment Policies with Care
 
- Barriers & Insurance
- Fixing the Quality Care Problem
- Incentives and Opportunities
- Examples
- Resources
» Improving Cultural Competency
 
- Tips and Rationale
- HRSA Practices and Perspectives
- Resources
» Professional Training
 
- Concepts
- Levels
- Barriers
- Resistance to Change
- Effective Examples
- Reources
   
VIII Evaluation
» Principles for Using Data
» Steps for Using Data to Improve Clinical Practice
» Differences Between Data Sources
» Examples of Data Use
» Commonly Used Diabetes Improvement Measures
   
IX. Toolbox
» Clinical Practice Recommendations
» Risk Assessment
» Assessing Need for Quality Improvement
»

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Diabetes Prevention
» Patient Education Materials
» Patient Education Programs
» Management Support Tools
» Computer Registries
» Data Abstraction Tools
» Cost of Diabetes Assessment Tools
» Other Tool-Related Resources
   
   
   

 
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