Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Primary Care Provider

In brief

This study seeks to evaluate and document the processes of outreach consultation through joint-clinics via teleconferencing as an intervention for system improvement in care delivery and management of diabetes mellitus (DM) at a Community Based Outpatient Center (CBOCs).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00119041

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

304

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 1) Current prescription of insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent
• 2) A1c > 7.0%
• 3) fasting glucose levels > 130 mg/dl
• 4) referred to see a consultant and are seen during the active intervention phase. Patients with either Type I or Type II DM will be included
• A Primary Care Provider for a Cleveland CBOC

You may not qualify if…

• 1) primary care obtained at more than one site (based on stop codes with evidence of more than 1 CBOC involved in care during the last 6 months)
• 2) documented dementia, aphasia, and psychosis

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Louis Stokes VA Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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